What color is #9C9948?

#9C9948 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9948?

The RGB value is 156, 153, 72: 156 red, 153 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9948?

The complementary color is #484B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9948?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9948 color

#9C9948 rgb(156, 153, 72)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9C9948 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 60% green and 28.2% blue (156, 153, 72).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 37% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 54% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Lazy Lizard (#9C9C4B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#9C9948 color codes

HEX	`#9C9948`
RGB	`rgb(156, 153, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 60%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 37%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 54%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 54%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.93, -10.2, 42.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.93, 43.57, 103.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.272, 30.319, 10.598)`
Decimal	`10262856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9948, 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 #9C9948	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9948 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #9C9948 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9948; }
.text { color: #9c9948; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9948; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 153 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9948, #759c48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9C9948?: #9C9948 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9948?: The RGB value is 156, 153, 72: 156 red, 153 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9948?: The complementary color is #484B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9948?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.