What color is #999F74?

#999F74 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999F74?

The RGB value is 153, 159, 116: 153 red, 159 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999F74?

The complementary color is #7A749F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999F74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999F74 color

#999F74 rgb(153, 159, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #999F74 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 62.4% green and 45.5% blue (153, 159, 116).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#999F74 color codes

HEX	`#999F74`
RGB	`rgb(153, 159, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 62.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 27%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.02, -9.53, 21.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.02, 23.78, 113.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.687, 32.83, 21.345)`
Decimal	`10067828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999F74, 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 #999F74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999F74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #999F74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999f74; }
.text { color: #999f74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999f74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 159 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999f74, #839f74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #999F74?: #999F74 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999F74?: The RGB value is 153, 159, 116: 153 red, 159 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999F74?: The complementary color is #7A749F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999F74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.