What color is #9A9980?

#9A9980 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A9980?

The RGB value is 154, 153, 128: 154 red, 153 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9980?

The complementary color is #80819A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9980 color

#9A9980 rgb(154, 153, 128)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9A9980 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 60% green and 50.2% blue (154, 153, 128).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#9A9980 color codes

HEX	`#9A9980`
RGB	`rgb(154, 153, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 60%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.69, -4.06, 13.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.69, 13.91, 106.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.614, 31.211, 24.935)`
Decimal	`10131840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9980, 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 #9A9980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A9980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #9A9980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9980; }
.text { color: #9a9980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 153 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9980, #8e9a80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9A9980?: #9A9980 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A9980?: The RGB value is 154, 153, 128: 154 red, 153 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9980?: The complementary color is #80819A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.