What color is #9B8922?

#9B8922 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8922?

The RGB value is 155, 137, 34: 155 red, 137 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8922?

The complementary color is #22349B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8922?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8922 color

#9B8922 rgb(155, 137, 34)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9B8922 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 53.7% green and 13.3% blue (155, 137, 34).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 64% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 78% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Captain Kirk (#9B870C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#9B8922 color codes

HEX	`#9B8922`
RGB	`rgb(155, 137, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 53.7%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 64%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 78%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 78%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.05, -4.42, 53.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.05, 53.87, 94.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.753, 24.977, 5.136)`
Decimal	`10193186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8922, 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 #9B8922	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8922 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	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 #9B8922 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8922; }
.text { color: #9b8922; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8922; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 137 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8922, #709b22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #9B8922?: #9B8922 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8922?: The RGB value is 155, 137, 34: 155 red, 137 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8922?: The complementary color is #22349B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8922?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.