What color is #9D9574?

#9D9574 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 #9D9574?

The RGB value is 157, 149, 116: 157 red, 149 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D9574?

The complementary color is #747C9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D9574?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D9574 color

#9D9574 rgb(157, 149, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9D9574 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 58.4% green and 45.5% blue (157, 149, 116).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#9D9574 color codes

HEX	`#9D9574`
RGB	`rgb(157, 149, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 58.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.59, -2.52, 18.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.59, 18.7, 97.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.805, 29.925, 20.831)`
Decimal	`10327412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D9574, 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 #9D9574	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D9574 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #9D9574 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d9574; }
.text { color: #9d9574; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d9574; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 149 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d9574, #919d74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #9D9574?: #9D9574 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 #9D9574?: The RGB value is 157, 149, 116: 157 red, 149 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D9574?: The complementary color is #747C9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D9574?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.