What color is #9B9579?

#9B9579 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B9579?

The RGB value is 155, 149, 121: 155 red, 149 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B9579?

The complementary color is #797F9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9579?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9579 color

#9B9579 rgb(155, 149, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B9579 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 58.4% green and 47.5% blue (155, 149, 121).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#9B9579 color codes

HEX	`#9B9579`
RGB	`rgb(155, 149, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 58.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 22%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.52, -2.57, 15.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.52, 15.82, 99.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.716, 29.844, 22.386)`
Decimal	`10196345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9579, 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 #9B9579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B9579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #9B9579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9579; }
.text { color: #9b9579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 149 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9579, #909b79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9B9579?: #9B9579 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B9579?: The RGB value is 155, 149, 121: 155 red, 149 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9579?: The complementary color is #797F9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9579?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.