What color is #9A9881?

#9A9881 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A9881?

The RGB value is 154, 152, 129: 154 red, 152 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9881?

The complementary color is #81839A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9881?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9881 color

#9A9881 rgb(154, 152, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A9881 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 59.6% green and 50.6% blue (154, 152, 129).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#9A9881 color codes

HEX	`#9A9881`
RGB	`rgb(154, 152, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 59.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.43, -3.35, 12.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.43, 12.83, 105.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.517, 30.912, 25.229)`
Decimal	`10131585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9881, 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 #9A9881	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A9881 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #9A9881 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9881; }
.text { color: #9a9881; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9881; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 152 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9881, #8f9a81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9A9881?: #9A9881 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A9881?: The RGB value is 154, 152, 129: 154 red, 152 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9881?: The complementary color is #81839A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9881?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.