What color is #9C9C85?

#9C9C85 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9C85?

The RGB value is 156, 156, 133: 156 red, 156 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9C85?

The complementary color is #85859C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9C85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9C85 color

#9C9C85 rgb(156, 156, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C9C85 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 61.2% green and 52.2% blue (156, 156, 133).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Lemongrass (#999A86), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#9C9C85 color codes

HEX	`#9C9C85`
RGB	`rgb(156, 156, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 61.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 15%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.79, -4.11, 12.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.79, 12.75, 108.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.832, 32.539, 26.895)`
Decimal	`10263685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9C85, 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 #9C9C85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9C85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #9C9C85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9c85; }
.text { color: #9c9c85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9c85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 156 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9c85, #919c85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9C9C85?: #9C9C85 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9C85?: The RGB value is 156, 156, 133: 156 red, 156 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9C85?: The complementary color is #85859C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9C85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.