What color is #9A9277?

#9A9277 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A9277?

The RGB value is 154, 146, 119: 154 red, 146 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9277?

The complementary color is #777F9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9277?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9277 color

#9A9277 rgb(154, 146, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9A9277 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 57.3% green and 46.7% blue (154, 146, 119).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 23% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#9A9277 color codes

HEX	`#9A9277`
RGB	`rgb(154, 146, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 57.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 23%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.57, -1.62, 15.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.57, 15.49, 96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.935, 28.76, 21.582)`
Decimal	`10130039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9277, 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 #9A9277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A9277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #9A9277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9277; }
.text { color: #9a9277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 146 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9277, #919a77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9A9277?: #9A9277 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A9277?: The RGB value is 154, 146, 119: 154 red, 146 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9277?: The complementary color is #777F9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9277?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.