What color is #9B9988?

#9B9988 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 #9B9988?

The RGB value is 155, 153, 136: 155 red, 153 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B9988?

The complementary color is #888A9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9988 color

#9B9988 rgb(155, 153, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B9988 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 60% green and 53.3% blue (155, 153, 136).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 9% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#9B9988 color codes

HEX	`#9B9988`
RGB	`rgb(155, 153, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 60%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 9%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 12%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 12%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.95, -2.34, 9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.95, 9.5, 104.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.352, 31.529, 27.827)`
Decimal	`10197384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9988, 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 #9B9988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B9988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #9B9988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9988; }
.text { color: #9b9988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 153 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9988, #939b88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9B9988?: #9B9988 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 #9B9988?: The RGB value is 155, 153, 136: 155 red, 153 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9988?: The complementary color is #888A9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.