What color is #9D9E8D?

#9D9E8D 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 #9D9E8D?

The RGB value is 157, 158, 141: 157 red, 158 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D9E8D?

The complementary color is #8E8D9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D9E8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D9E8D color

#9D9E8D rgb(157, 158, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D9E8D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 62% green and 55.3% blue (157, 158, 141).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 8% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#9D9E8D color codes

HEX	`#9D9E8D`
RGB	`rgb(157, 158, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 62%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 8%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 11%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.6, -3.47, 8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.6, 9.43, 111.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.939, 33.545, 30.039)`
Decimal	`10329741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D9E8D, 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 #9D9E8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D9E8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #9D9E8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d9e8d; }
.text { color: #9d9e8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d9e8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 158 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d9e8d, #959e8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9D9E8D?: #9D9E8D 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 #9D9E8D?: The RGB value is 157, 158, 141: 157 red, 158 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D9E8D?: The complementary color is #8E8D9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D9E8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.