What color is #9A9C78?

#9A9C78 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 #9A9C78?

The RGB value is 154, 156, 120: 154 red, 156 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9C78?

The complementary color is #7A789C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9C78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9C78 color

#9A9C78 rgb(154, 156, 120)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9A9C78 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 61.2% green and 47.1% blue (154, 156, 120).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 39% 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 7.4:1).

#9A9C78 color codes

HEX	`#9A9C78`
RGB	`rgb(154, 156, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 61.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 23%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 23%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.35, -6.94, 18.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.35, 19.92, 110.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.605, 32.003, 22.436)`
Decimal	`10132600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9C78, 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 #9A9C78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A9C78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #9A9C78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9c78; }
.text { color: #9a9c78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9c78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 156 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9c78, #889c78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9A9C78?: #9A9C78 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 #9A9C78?: The RGB value is 154, 156, 120: 154 red, 156 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9C78?: The complementary color is #7A789C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9C78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.