What color is #9B9774?

#9B9774 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 #9B9774?

The RGB value is 155, 151, 116: 155 red, 151 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B9774?

The complementary color is #74789B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9774?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9774 color

#9B9774 rgb(155, 151, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9B9774 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 59.2% green and 45.5% blue (155, 151, 116).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 25% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#9B9774 color codes

HEX	`#9B9774`
RGB	`rgb(155, 151, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 59.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 25%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 25%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.97, -4.42, 19.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.97, 19.53, 103.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.737, 30.363, 20.919)`
Decimal	`10196852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9774, 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 #9B9774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B9774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #9B9774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9774; }
.text { color: #9b9774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 151 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9774, #8b9b74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9B9774?: #9B9774 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 #9B9774?: The RGB value is 155, 151, 116: 155 red, 151 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9774?: The complementary color is #74789B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9774?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.