What color is #999F83?

#999F83 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999F83?

The RGB value is 153, 159, 131: 153 red, 159 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999F83?

The complementary color is #89839F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999F83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999F83 color

#999F83 rgb(153, 159, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #999F83 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 62.4% green and 51.4% blue (153, 159, 131).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#999F83 color codes

HEX	`#999F83`
RGB	`rgb(153, 159, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 62.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 18%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.33, -7.21, 13.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.33, 15.67, 117.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.631, 33.207, 26.317)`
Decimal	`10067843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999F83, 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 #999F83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999F83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #999F83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999f83; }
.text { color: #999f83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999f83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 159 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999f83, #8b9f83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #999F83?: #999F83 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999F83?: The RGB value is 153, 159, 131: 153 red, 159 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999F83?: The complementary color is #89839F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999F83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.