What color is #9A9172?

#9A9172 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A9172?

The RGB value is 154, 145, 114: 154 red, 145 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9172?

The complementary color is #727B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9172?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9172 color

#9A9172 rgb(154, 145, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9A9172 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 56.9% green and 44.7% blue (154, 145, 114).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 26% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#9A9172 color codes

HEX	`#9A9172`
RGB	`rgb(154, 145, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 56.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 26%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.19, -1.81, 17.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.19, 17.79, 95.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.489, 28.336, 19.99)`
Decimal	`10129778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9172, 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 #9A9172	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A9172 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #9A9172 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9172; }
.text { color: #9a9172; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9172; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 145 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9172, #8f9a72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #9A9172?: #9A9172 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A9172?: The RGB value is 154, 145, 114: 154 red, 145 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9172?: The complementary color is #727B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9172?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.