What color is #9A8F42?

#9A8F42 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A8F42?

The RGB value is 154, 143, 66: 154 red, 143 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8F42?

The complementary color is #424D9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8F42?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8F42 color

#9A8F42 rgb(154, 143, 66)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9A8F42 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 56.1% green and 25.9% blue (154, 143, 66).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 40% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 57% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Jalapeño (#9A8D3F), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#9A8F42 color codes

HEX	`#9A8F42`
RGB	`rgb(154, 143, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 56.1%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 40%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 57%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 57%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.89, -6.19, 41.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.89, 42.21, 98.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.133, 26.909, 9.076)`
Decimal	`10129218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8F42, 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 #9A8F42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8F42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #9A8F42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8f42; }
.text { color: #9a8f42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8f42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 143 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8f42, #799a42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #9A8F42?: #9A8F42 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A8F42?: The RGB value is 154, 143, 66: 154 red, 143 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8F42?: The complementary color is #424D9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8F42?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.