What color is #9D9A85?

#9D9A85 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D9A85?

The RGB value is 157, 154, 133: 157 red, 154 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D9A85?

The complementary color is #85889D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D9A85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D9A85 color

#9D9A85 rgb(157, 154, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D9A85 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 60.4% green and 52.2% blue (157, 154, 133).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#9D9A85 color codes

HEX	`#9D9A85`
RGB	`rgb(157, 154, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 60.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.32, -2.63, 11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.32, 11.73, 102.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.694, 31.973, 26.793)`
Decimal	`10328709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D9A85, 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 #9D9A85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D9A85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #9D9A85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d9a85; }
.text { color: #9d9a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d9a85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 154 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d9a85, #949d85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9D9A85?: #9D9A85 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D9A85?: The RGB value is 157, 154, 133: 157 red, 154 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D9A85?: The complementary color is #85889D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D9A85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.