What color is #9A9A79?

#9A9A79 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A9A79?

The RGB value is 154, 154, 121: 154 red, 154 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9A79?

The complementary color is #79799A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9A79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9A79 color

#9A9A79 rgb(154, 154, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9A9A79 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 60.4% green and 47.5% blue (154, 154, 121).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#9A9A79 color codes

HEX	`#9A9A79`
RGB	`rgb(154, 154, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 60.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 21%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.81, -5.7, 17.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.81, 18.3, 108.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.333, 31.362, 22.646)`
Decimal	`10132089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9A79, 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 #9A9A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A9A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #9A9A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9a79; }
.text { color: #9a9a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 154 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9a79, #8a9a79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9A9A79?: #9A9A79 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A9A79?: The RGB value is 154, 154, 121: 154 red, 154 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9A79?: The complementary color is #79799A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9A79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.