What color is #9A9477?

#9A9477 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 #9A9477?

The RGB value is 154, 148, 119: 154 red, 148 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9477?

The complementary color is #777D9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9477?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9477 color

#9A9477 rgb(154, 148, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9A9477 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 58% green and 46.7% blue (154, 148, 119).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#9A9477 color codes

HEX	`#9A9477`
RGB	`rgb(154, 148, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 58%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.12, -2.72, 16.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.12, 16.39, 99.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.246, 29.382, 21.685)`
Decimal	`10130551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9477, 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 #9A9477	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A9477 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #9A9477 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9477; }
.text { color: #9a9477; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9477; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 148 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9477, #8e9a77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9A9477?: #9A9477 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 #9A9477?: The RGB value is 154, 148, 119: 154 red, 148 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9477?: The complementary color is #777D9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9477?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.