What color is #9B976A?

#9B976A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B976A?

The RGB value is 155, 151, 106: 155 red, 151 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B976A?

The complementary color is #6A6E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B976A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B976A color

#9B976A rgb(155, 151, 106)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9B976A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 59.2% green and 41.6% blue (155, 151, 106).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 32% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#9B976A color codes

HEX	`#9B976A`
RGB	`rgb(155, 151, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 59.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 32%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 32%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.78, -5.81, 24.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.78, 24.98, 103.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.186, 30.143, 18.019)`
Decimal	`10196842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B976A, 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 #9B976A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B976A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9B976A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b976a; }
.text { color: #9b976a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b976a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 151 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b976a, #879b6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9B976A?: #9B976A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B976A?: The RGB value is 155, 151, 106: 155 red, 151 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B976A?: The complementary color is #6A6E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B976A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.