What color is #9C987F?

#9C987F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C987F?

The RGB value is 156, 152, 127: 156 red, 152 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C987F?

The complementary color is #7F839C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C987F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C987F color

#9C987F rgb(156, 152, 127)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9C987F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 59.6% green and 49.8% blue (156, 152, 127).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#9C987F color codes

HEX	`#9C987F`
RGB	`rgb(156, 152, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 59.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 19%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 19%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.56, -2.89, 13.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.56, 14.01, 101.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.769, 31.057, 24.554)`
Decimal	`10262655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C987F, 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 #9C987F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C987F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #9C987F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c987f; }
.text { color: #9c987f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c987f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 152 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c987f, #929c7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9C987F?: #9C987F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C987F?: The RGB value is 156, 152, 127: 156 red, 152 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C987F?: The complementary color is #7F839C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C987F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.