What color is #9A9772?

#9A9772 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A9772?

The RGB value is 154, 151, 114: 154 red, 151 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9772?

The complementary color is #72759A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9772?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9772 color

#9A9772 rgb(154, 151, 114)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9A9772 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 59.2% green and 44.7% blue (154, 151, 114).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 26% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#9A9772 color codes

HEX	`#9A9772`
RGB	`rgb(154, 151, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 59.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.84, -5.11, 19.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.84, 20.59, 104.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.43, 30.219, 20.304)`
Decimal	`10131314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9772, 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 #9A9772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A9772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9A9772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9772; }
.text { color: #9a9772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 151 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9772, #899a72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9A9772?: #9A9772 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A9772?: The RGB value is 154, 151, 114: 154 red, 151 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9772?: The complementary color is #72759A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9772?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.