What color is #9E9E7C?

#9E9E7C is a grayish yellow known as Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bonsai Garden?

The RGB value is 158, 158, 124: 158 red, 158 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bonsai Garden?

The complementary color is #7C7C9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9E7C?

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.

Bonsai Garden color: hex code #9E9E7C

#9E9E7C rgb(158, 158, 124)

Shades of yellow

Bonsai Garden has the hex code #9E9E7C. It is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 62% green and 48.6% blue (158, 158, 124).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 38% black.

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

Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C) color codes

HEX	`#9E9E7C`
RGB	`rgb(158, 158, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 62%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 22%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.31, -5.84, 17.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.31, 18.76, 108.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.965, 33.178, 23.89)`
Decimal	`10395260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bonsai Garden, 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 #9E9E7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E9E7C 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 #9E9E7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9e7c; }
.text { color: #9e9e7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9e7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 158 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9e7c, #8d9e7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

See #9E9E7C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9E9E7C?: #9E9E7C is a grayish yellow known as Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bonsai Garden?: The RGB value is 158, 158, 124: 158 red, 158 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bonsai Garden?: The complementary color is #7C7C9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9E7C?: 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.