What color is #999E6E?

#999E6E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999E6E?

The RGB value is 153, 158, 110: 153 red, 158 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999E6E?

The complementary color is #736E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999E6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999E6E color

#999E6E rgb(153, 158, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #999E6E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 62% green and 43.1% blue (153, 158, 110).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 20% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#999E6E color codes

HEX	`#999E6E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 158, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 62%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 20%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 30%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 30%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.63, -9.85, 24.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.63, 26.45, 111.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.178, 32.352, 19.509)`
Decimal	`10067566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999E6E, 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 #999E6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999E6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #999E6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999e6e; }
.text { color: #999e6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999e6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 158 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999e6e, #819e6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #999E6E?: #999E6E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999E6E?: The RGB value is 153, 158, 110: 153 red, 158 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999E6E?: The complementary color is #736E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999E6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.