What color is #9C9977?

#9C9977 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9977?

The RGB value is 156, 153, 119: 156 red, 153 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9977?

The complementary color is #777A9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9977?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9977 color

#9C9977 rgb(156, 153, 119)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9C9977 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 60% green and 46.7% blue (156, 153, 119).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 24% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#9C9977 color codes

HEX	`#9C9977`
RGB	`rgb(156, 153, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 60%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 24%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 24%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.66, -4.67, 18.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.66, 18.9, 104.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.431, 31.183, 21.97)`
Decimal	`10262903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9977, 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 #9C9977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9977 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #9C9977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9977; }
.text { color: #9c9977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 153 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9977, #8d9c77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9C9977?: #9C9977 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9977?: The RGB value is 156, 153, 119: 156 red, 153 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9977?: The complementary color is #777A9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9977?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.