What color is #9B9369?

#9B9369 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B9369?

The RGB value is 155, 147, 105: 155 red, 147 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B9369?

The complementary color is #69719B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9369?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9369 color

#9B9369 rgb(155, 147, 105)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9B9369 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 57.6% green and 41.2% blue (155, 147, 105).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 32% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#9B9369 color codes

HEX	`#9B9369`
RGB	`rgb(155, 147, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 57.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 32%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 32%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.65, -3.76, 23.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.65, 23.65, 99.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.501, 28.857, 17.536)`
Decimal	`10195817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9369, 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 #9B9369	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B9369 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #9B9369 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9369; }
.text { color: #9b9369; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9369; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 147 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9369, #8a9b69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9B9369?: #9B9369 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B9369?: The RGB value is 155, 147, 105: 155 red, 147 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9369?: The complementary color is #69719B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9369?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.