What color is #999981?

#999981 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999981?

The RGB value is 153, 153, 129: 153 red, 153 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999981?

The complementary color is #818199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999981?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999981 color

#999981 rgb(153, 153, 129)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #999981 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 60% green and 50.6% blue (153, 153, 129).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lemongrass (#999A86), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#999981 color codes

HEX	`#999981`
RGB	`rgb(153, 153, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 60%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.63, -4.28, 12.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.63, 13.35, 108.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.49, 31.14, 25.274)`
Decimal	`10066305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999981, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #999981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #999981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999981; }
.text { color: #999981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 153 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999981, #8d9981); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #999981?: #999981 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999981?: The RGB value is 153, 153, 129: 153 red, 153 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999981?: The complementary color is #818199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999981?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.