What color is #9B9165?

#9B9165 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B9165?

The RGB value is 155, 145, 101: 155 red, 145 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B9165?

The complementary color is #656F9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9165?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9165 color

#9B9165 rgb(155, 145, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B9165 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 56.9% green and 39.6% blue (155, 145, 101).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 35% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#9B9165 color codes

HEX	`#9B9165`
RGB	`rgb(155, 145, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 56.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 35%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.03, -3.18, 24.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.03, 24.94, 97.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.992, 28.16, 16.376)`
Decimal	`10195301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9165, 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 #9B9165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B9165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #9B9165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9165; }
.text { color: #9b9165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 145 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9165, #8a9b65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9B9165?: #9B9165 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B9165?: The RGB value is 155, 145, 101: 155 red, 145 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9165?: The complementary color is #656F9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9165?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.