What color is #9E9262?

#9E9262 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E9262?

The RGB value is 158, 146, 98: 158 red, 146 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9262?

The complementary color is #626E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9262?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9262 color

#9E9262 rgb(158, 146, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E9262 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 57.3% green and 38.4% blue (158, 146, 98).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 24% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 38% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#9E9262 color codes

HEX	`#9E9262`
RGB	`rgb(158, 146, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 57.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 24%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 38%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 38%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.52, -2.86, 27.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.52, 27.23, 96.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.585, 28.71, 15.694)`
Decimal	`10392162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9262, 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 #9E9262	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E9262 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	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 #9E9262 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9262; }
.text { color: #9e9262; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9262; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 146 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9262, #8c9e62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9E9262?: #9E9262 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E9262?: The RGB value is 158, 146, 98: 158 red, 146 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9262?: The complementary color is #626E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9262?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.