What color is #9D9D76?

#9D9D76 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D9D76?

The RGB value is 157, 157, 118: 157 red, 157 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D9D76?

The complementary color is #76769D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D9D76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D9D76 color

#9D9D76 rgb(157, 157, 118)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9D9D76 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 61.6% green and 46.3% blue (157, 157, 118).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#9D9D76 color codes

HEX	`#9D9D76`
RGB	`rgb(157, 157, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 61.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 25%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.83, -6.59, 20.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.83, 21.51, 107.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.232, 32.59, 21.887)`
Decimal	`10329462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D9D76, 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 #9D9D76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D9D76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #9D9D76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d9d76; }
.text { color: #9d9d76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d9d76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 157 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d9d76, #8a9d76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9D9D76?: #9D9D76 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D9D76?: The RGB value is 157, 157, 118: 157 red, 157 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D9D76?: The complementary color is #76769D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D9D76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.