What color is #9D9C8A?

#9D9C8A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D9C8A?

The RGB value is 157, 156, 138: 157 red, 156 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D9C8A?

The complementary color is #8A8B9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D9C8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D9C8A color

#9D9C8A rgb(157, 156, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D9C8A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 61.2% green and 54.1% blue (157, 156, 138).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#9D9C8A color codes

HEX	`#9D9C8A`
RGB	`rgb(157, 156, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 61.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 12%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 12%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.98, -2.89, 9.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.98, 9.99, 106.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.38, 32.78, 28.767)`
Decimal	`10329226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D9C8A, 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 #9D9C8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D9C8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #9D9C8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d9c8a; }
.text { color: #9d9c8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d9c8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 156 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d9c8a, #949d8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9D9C8A?: #9D9C8A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D9C8A?: The RGB value is 157, 156, 138: 157 red, 156 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D9C8A?: The complementary color is #8A8B9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D9C8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.