What color is #9B9B6D?

#9B9B6D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B9B6D?

The RGB value is 155, 155, 109: 155 red, 155 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B9B6D?

The complementary color is #6D6D9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9B6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9B6D color

#9B9B6D rgb(155, 155, 109)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9B9B6D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 60.8% green and 42.7% blue (155, 155, 109).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#9B9B6D color codes

HEX	`#9B9B6D`
RGB	`rgb(155, 155, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 60.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 30%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 30%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.94, -7.57, 24.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.94, 25.36, 107.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.999, 31.516, 19.073)`
Decimal	`10197869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9B6D, 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 #9B9B6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B9B6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #9B9B6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9b6d; }
.text { color: #9b9b6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9b6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 155 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9b6d, #849b6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9B9B6D?: #9B9B6D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B9B6D?: The RGB value is 155, 155, 109: 155 red, 155 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9B6D?: The complementary color is #6D6D9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9B6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.