What color is #999E86?

#999E86 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999E86?

The RGB value is 153, 158, 134: 153 red, 158 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999E86?

The complementary color is #8B869E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999E86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999E86 color

#999E86 rgb(153, 158, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #999E86 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 62% green and 52.5% blue (153, 158, 134).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#999E86 color codes

HEX	`#999E86`
RGB	`rgb(153, 158, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 62%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 15%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.12, -6.17, 11.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.12, 13.45, 117.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.666, 32.947, 27.346)`
Decimal	`10067590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999E86, 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 #999E86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999E86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #999E86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999e86; }
.text { color: #999e86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999e86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 158 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999e86, #8d9e86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #999E86?: #999E86 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999E86?: The RGB value is 153, 158, 134: 153 red, 158 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999E86?: The complementary color is #8B869E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999E86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.