What color is #9D9989?

#9D9989 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D9989?

The RGB value is 157, 153, 137: 157 red, 153 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D9989?

The complementary color is #898D9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D9989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D9989 color

#9D9989 rgb(157, 153, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D9989 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 60% green and 53.7% blue (157, 153, 137).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#9D9989 color codes

HEX	`#9D9989`
RGB	`rgb(157, 153, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 60%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.14, -1.41, 8.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.14, 9.04, 98.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.811, 31.757, 28.221)`
Decimal	`10328457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D9989, 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 #9D9989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D9989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #9D9989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d9989; }
.text { color: #9d9989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d9989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 153 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d9989, #979d89); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9D9989?: #9D9989 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D9989?: The RGB value is 157, 153, 137: 157 red, 153 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D9989?: The complementary color is #898D9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D9989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.