What color is #9B9975?

#9B9975 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B9975?

The RGB value is 155, 153, 117: 155 red, 153 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B9975?

The complementary color is #75779B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9975?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9975 color

#9B9975 rgb(155, 153, 117)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9B9975 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 60% green and 45.9% blue (155, 153, 117).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 25% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#9B9975 color codes

HEX	`#9B9975`
RGB	`rgb(155, 153, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 60%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 25%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 25%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.54, -5.36, 19.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.54, 19.98, 105.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.12, 31.036, 21.335)`
Decimal	`10197365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9975, 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 #9B9975	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B9975 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #9B9975 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9975; }
.text { color: #9b9975; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9975; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 153 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9975, #8a9b75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9B9975?: #9B9975 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B9975?: The RGB value is 155, 153, 117: 155 red, 153 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9975?: The complementary color is #75779B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9975?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.