What color is #9A9272?

#9A9272 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 #9A9272?

The RGB value is 154, 146, 114: 154 red, 146 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9272?

The complementary color is #727A9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9272?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9272 color

#9A9272 rgb(154, 146, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9A9272 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 57.3% green and 44.7% blue (154, 146, 114).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#9A9272 color codes

HEX	`#9A9272`
RGB	`rgb(154, 146, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 57.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.47, -2.37, 18.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.47, 18.22, 97.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.643, 28.643, 20.042)`
Decimal	`10130034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9272, 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 #9A9272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A9272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #9A9272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9272; }
.text { color: #9a9272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 146 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9272, #8e9a72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #9A9272?: #9A9272 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 #9A9272?: The RGB value is 154, 146, 114: 154 red, 146 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9272?: The complementary color is #727A9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9272?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.