What color is #9F9B84?

#9F9B84 is a grayish yellow known as Knock on Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Knock on Wood?

The RGB value is 159, 155, 132: 159 red, 155 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Knock on Wood?

The complementary color is #84889F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9B84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Knock on Wood color: hex code #9F9B84

#9F9B84 rgb(159, 155, 132)

Shades of gray

Knock on Wood has the hex code #9F9B84. It is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 60.8% green and 51.8% blue (159, 155, 132).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 38% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

Knock on Wood (#9F9B84) color codes

HEX	`#9F9B84`
RGB	`rgb(159, 155, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 60.8%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.74, -2.57, 12.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.74, 12.86, 101.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.184, 32.48, 26.504)`
Decimal	`10460036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Knock on Wood, 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 #9F9B84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9B84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #9F9B84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9b84; }
.text { color: #9f9b84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9b84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 155 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9b84, #959f84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

See #9F9B84 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9F9B84?: #9F9B84 is a grayish yellow known as Knock on Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Knock on Wood?: The RGB value is 159, 155, 132: 159 red, 155 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Knock on Wood?: The complementary color is #84889F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9B84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.