What color is #9A9478?

#9A9478 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A9478?

The RGB value is 154, 148, 120: 154 red, 148 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9478?

The complementary color is #787E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9478?

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.

#9A9478 color

#9A9478 rgb(154, 148, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9A9478 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 58% green and 47.1% blue (154, 148, 120).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% 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 6.88:1).

#9A9478 color codes

HEX	`#9A9478`
RGB	`rgb(154, 148, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 58%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.14, -2.57, 15.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.14, 15.84, 99.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.306, 29.406, 22.003)`
Decimal	`10130552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9478, 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 #9A9478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A9478 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 #9A9478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9478; }
.text { color: #9a9478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 148 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9478, #8f9a78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9A9478?: #9A9478 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A9478?: The RGB value is 154, 148, 120: 154 red, 148 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9478?: The complementary color is #787E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9478?: 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.