What color is #9B9985?

#9B9985 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B9985?

The RGB value is 155, 153, 133: 155 red, 153 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B9985?

The complementary color is #85879B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9985 color

#9B9985 rgb(155, 153, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B9985 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 60% green and 52.2% blue (155, 153, 133).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 10% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#9B9985 color codes

HEX	`#9B9985`
RGB	`rgb(155, 153, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 60%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 10%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 14%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.88, -2.85, 10.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.88, 11.16, 104.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.142, 31.445, 26.72)`
Decimal	`10197381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9985, 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 #9B9985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B9985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #9B9985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9985; }
.text { color: #9b9985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 153 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9985, #929b85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9B9985?: #9B9985 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B9985?: The RGB value is 155, 153, 133: 155 red, 153 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9985?: The complementary color is #85879B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.