What color is #9A937C?

#9A937C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A937C?

The RGB value is 154, 147, 124: 154 red, 147 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A937C?

The complementary color is #7C839A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A937C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A937C color

#9A937C rgb(154, 147, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9A937C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 57.6% green and 48.6% blue (154, 147, 124).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#9A937C color codes

HEX	`#9A937C`
RGB	`rgb(154, 147, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 57.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 19%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 19%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.95, -1.4, 13.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.95, 13.2, 96.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.398, 29.193, 23.256)`
Decimal	`10130300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A937C, 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 #9A937C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A937C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #9A937C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a937c; }
.text { color: #9a937c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a937c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 147 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a937c, #929a7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9A937C?: #9A937C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A937C?: The RGB value is 154, 147, 124: 154 red, 147 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A937C?: The complementary color is #7C839A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A937C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.