What color is #999C81?

#999C81 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999C81?

The RGB value is 153, 156, 129: 153 red, 156 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999C81?

The complementary color is #84819C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999C81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999C81 color

#999C81 rgb(153, 156, 129)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #999C81 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 61.2% green and 50.6% blue (153, 156, 129).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#999C81 color codes

HEX	`#999C81`
RGB	`rgb(153, 156, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 61.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 17%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 17%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.45, -5.91, 13.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.45, 15.02, 113.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.987, 32.134, 25.44)`
Decimal	`10067073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999C81, 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 #999C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #999C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999c81; }
.text { color: #999c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 156 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999c81, #8b9c81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #999C81?: #999C81 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999C81?: The RGB value is 153, 156, 129: 153 red, 156 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999C81?: The complementary color is #84819C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999C81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.