What color is #9D9E8A?

#9D9E8A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D9E8A?

The RGB value is 157, 158, 138: 157 red, 158 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D9E8A?

The complementary color is #8B8A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D9E8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D9E8A color

#9D9E8A rgb(157, 158, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D9E8A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 62% green and 54.1% blue (157, 158, 138).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lemongrass (#999A86), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#9D9E8A color codes

HEX	`#9D9E8A`
RGB	`rgb(157, 158, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 62%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.53, -3.98, 10.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.53, 11.08, 111.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.718, 33.457, 28.879)`
Decimal	`10329738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D9E8A, 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 #9D9E8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D9E8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #9D9E8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d9e8a; }
.text { color: #9d9e8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d9e8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 158 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d9e8a, #939e8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9D9E8A?: #9D9E8A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D9E8A?: The RGB value is 157, 158, 138: 157 red, 158 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D9E8A?: The complementary color is #8B8A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D9E8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.