What color is #999C7E?

#999C7E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999C7E?

The RGB value is 153, 156, 126: 153 red, 156 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999C7E?

The complementary color is #817E9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999C7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999C7E color

#999C7E rgb(153, 156, 126)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #999C7E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 61.2% green and 49.4% blue (153, 156, 126).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#999C7E color codes

HEX	`#999C7E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 156, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 61.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 19%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 19%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.39, -6.4, 15.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.39, 16.67, 112.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.791, 32.056, 24.405)`
Decimal	`10067070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999C7E, 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 #999C7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999C7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #999C7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999c7e; }
.text { color: #999c7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999c7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 156 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999c7e, #8a9c7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #999C7E?: #999C7E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999C7E?: The RGB value is 153, 156, 126: 153 red, 156 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999C7E?: The complementary color is #817E9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999C7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.