What color is #9A8B43?

#9A8B43 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A8B43?

The RGB value is 154, 139, 67: 154 red, 139 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8B43?

The complementary color is #43529A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8B43?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8B43 color

#9A8B43 rgb(154, 139, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9A8B43 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 54.5% green and 26.3% blue (154, 139, 67).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 39% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 56% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Jalapeño (#9A8D3F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#9A8B43 color codes

HEX	`#9A8B43`
RGB	`rgb(154, 139, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 54.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 39%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 56%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 56%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.79, -3.92, 39.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.79, 40.18, 95.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.573, 25.741, 9.036)`
Decimal	`10128195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8B43, 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 #9A8B43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8B43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #9A8B43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8b43; }
.text { color: #9a8b43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8b43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 139 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8b43, #7d9a43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #9A8B43?: #9A8B43 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A8B43?: The RGB value is 154, 139, 67: 154 red, 139 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8B43?: The complementary color is #43529A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8B43?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.