What color is #9D936D?

#9D936D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D936D?

The RGB value is 157, 147, 109: 157 red, 147 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D936D?

The complementary color is #6D779D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D936D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D936D color

#9D936D rgb(157, 147, 109)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9D936D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 57.6% green and 42.7% blue (157, 147, 109).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 20% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 31% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#9D936D color codes

HEX	`#9D936D`
RGB	`rgb(157, 147, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 57.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 20%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 31%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 31%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.91, -2.4, 21.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.91, 21.63, 96.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.099, 29.14, 18.662)`
Decimal	`10326893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D936D, 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 #9D936D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D936D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #9D936D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d936d; }
.text { color: #9d936d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d936d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 147 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d936d, #8f9d6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #9D936D?: #9D936D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D936D?: The RGB value is 157, 147, 109: 157 red, 147 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D936D?: The complementary color is #6D779D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D936D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.