What color is #9D9D7D?

#9D9D7D 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 #9D9D7D?

The RGB value is 157, 157, 125: 157 red, 157 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D9D7D?

The complementary color is #7D7D9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D9D7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D9D7D color

#9D9D7D rgb(157, 157, 125)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9D9D7D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 61.6% green and 49% blue (157, 157, 125).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#9D9D7D color codes

HEX	`#9D9D7D`
RGB	`rgb(157, 157, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 61.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 20%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 20%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.97, -5.54, 16.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.97, 17.69, 108.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.663, 32.763, 24.159)`
Decimal	`10329469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D9D7D, 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 #9D9D7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D9D7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #9D9D7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d9d7d; }
.text { color: #9d9d7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d9d7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 157 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d9d7d, #8d9d7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9D9D7D?: #9D9D7D 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 #9D9D7D?: The RGB value is 157, 157, 125: 157 red, 157 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D9D7D?: The complementary color is #7D7D9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D9D7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.