What color is #9B9E7A?

#9B9E7A 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 #9B9E7A?

The RGB value is 155, 158, 122: 155 red, 158 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B9E7A?

The complementary color is #7D7A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9E7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9E7A color

#9B9E7A rgb(155, 158, 122)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9B9E7A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 62% green and 47.8% blue (155, 158, 122).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#9B9E7A color codes

HEX	`#9B9E7A`
RGB	`rgb(155, 158, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 62%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 23%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.02, -7.32, 18.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.02, 19.9, 111.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.257, 32.828, 23.204)`
Decimal	`10198650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9E7A, 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 #9B9E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B9E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #9B9E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9e7a; }
.text { color: #9b9e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 158 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9e7a, #899e7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9B9E7A?: #9B9E7A 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 #9B9E7A?: The RGB value is 155, 158, 122: 155 red, 158 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9E7A?: The complementary color is #7D7A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9E7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.