What color is #9D913C?

#9D913C is a desaturated yellow known as Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Gecko?

The RGB value is 157, 145, 60: 157 red, 145 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Gecko?

The complementary color is #3C489D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D913C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Gecko color: hex code #9D913C

#9D913C rgb(157, 145, 60)

Shades of yellow

Gecko has the hex code #9D913C. It is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 56.9% green and 23.5% blue (157, 145, 60).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 45% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 62% yellow and 38% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

Gecko (#9D913C) color codes

HEX	`#9D913C`
RGB	`rgb(157, 145, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 56.9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 45%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 62%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 62%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.66, -6.41, 45.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.66, 46.02, 98.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.847, 27.746, 8.321)`
Decimal	`10326332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Gecko, 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 #9D913C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D913C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	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 #9D913C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d913c; }
.text { color: #9d913c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d913c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 145 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d913c, #799d3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

See #9D913C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9D913C?: #9D913C is a desaturated yellow known as Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Gecko?: The RGB value is 157, 145, 60: 157 red, 145 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Gecko?: The complementary color is #3C489D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D913C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.