What color is #9B997A?

#9B997A 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 #9B997A?

The RGB value is 155, 153, 122: 155 red, 153 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B997A?

The complementary color is #7A7C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B997A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B997A color

#9B997A rgb(155, 153, 122)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9B997A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 60% green and 47.8% blue (155, 153, 122).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#9B997A color codes

HEX	`#9B997A`
RGB	`rgb(155, 153, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 60%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 21%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 21%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.64, -4.61, 16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.64, 17.23, 105.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.422, 31.157, 22.925)`
Decimal	`10197370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B997A, 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 #9B997A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B997A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #9B997A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b997a; }
.text { color: #9b997a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b997a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 153 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b997a, #8c9b7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #9B997A?: #9B997A 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 #9B997A?: The RGB value is 155, 153, 122: 155 red, 153 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B997A?: The complementary color is #7A7C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B997A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.