What color is #9D915F?

#9D915F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D915F?

The RGB value is 157, 145, 95: 157 red, 145 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D915F?

The complementary color is #5F6B9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D915F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D915F color

#9D915F rgb(157, 145, 95)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9D915F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 56.9% green and 37.3% blue (157, 145, 95).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 25% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 39% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#9D915F color codes

HEX	`#9D915F`
RGB	`rgb(157, 145, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 56.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 25%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 39%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 39%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.11, -3.09, 28.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.11, 28.33, 96.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.096, 28.246, 14.902)`
Decimal	`10326367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D915F, 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 #9D915F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D915F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	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 #9D915F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d915f; }
.text { color: #9d915f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d915f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 145 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d915f, #8a9d5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9D915F?: #9D915F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D915F?: The RGB value is 157, 145, 95: 157 red, 145 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D915F?: The complementary color is #5F6B9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D915F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.