What color is #9A957C?

#9A957C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A957C?

The RGB value is 154, 149, 124: 154 red, 149 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A957C?

The complementary color is #7C819A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A957C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A957C color

#9A957C rgb(154, 149, 124)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9A957C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 58.4% green and 48.6% blue (154, 149, 124).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#9A957C color codes

HEX	`#9A957C`
RGB	`rgb(154, 149, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 58.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 19%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 19%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.5, -2.5, 13.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.5, 14.11, 100.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.712, 29.821, 23.361)`
Decimal	`10130812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A957C, 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 #9A957C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A957C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #9A957C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a957c; }
.text { color: #9a957c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a957c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 149 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a957c, #909a7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9A957C?: #9A957C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A957C?: The RGB value is 154, 149, 124: 154 red, 149 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A957C?: The complementary color is #7C819A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A957C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.