What color is #9A9D83?

#9A9D83 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A9D83?

The RGB value is 154, 157, 131: 154 red, 157 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9D83?

The complementary color is #86839D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9D83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9D83 color

#9A9D83 rgb(154, 157, 131)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9A9D83 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 61.6% green and 51.4% blue (154, 157, 131).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#9A9D83 color codes

HEX	`#9A9D83`
RGB	`rgb(154, 157, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 61.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 17%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.85, -5.75, 13.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.85, 14.46, 113.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.48, 32.623, 26.212)`
Decimal	`10132867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9D83, 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 #9A9D83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A9D83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #9A9D83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9d83; }
.text { color: #9a9d83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9d83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 157 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9d83, #8d9d83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9A9D83?: #9A9D83 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A9D83?: The RGB value is 154, 157, 131: 154 red, 157 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9D83?: The complementary color is #86839D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9D83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.