What color is #9B916D?

#9B916D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B916D?

The RGB value is 155, 145, 109: 155 red, 145 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B916D?

The complementary color is #6D779B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B916D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B916D color

#9B916D rgb(155, 145, 109)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B916D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 56.9% green and 42.7% blue (155, 145, 109).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 30% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#9B916D color codes

HEX	`#9B916D`
RGB	`rgb(155, 145, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 56.9%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 30%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.18, -2.12, 20.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.18, 20.6, 95.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.404, 28.324, 18.541)`
Decimal	`10195309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B916D, 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 #9B916D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B916D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #9B916D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b916d; }
.text { color: #9b916d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b916d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 145 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b916d, #8e9b6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #9B916D?: #9B916D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B916D?: The RGB value is 155, 145, 109: 155 red, 145 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B916D?: The complementary color is #6D779B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B916D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.