What color is #9E9265?

#9E9265 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 #9E9265?

The RGB value is 158, 146, 101: 158 red, 146 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9265?

The complementary color is #65719E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9265?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9265 color

#9E9265 rgb(158, 146, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E9265 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 57.3% green and 39.6% blue (158, 146, 101).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 36% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#9E9265 color codes

HEX	`#9E9265`
RGB	`rgb(158, 146, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 57.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 36%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 36%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.58, -2.49, 25.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.58, 25.62, 95.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.729, 28.767, 16.454)`
Decimal	`10392165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9265, 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 #9E9265	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E9265 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #9E9265 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9265; }
.text { color: #9e9265; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9265; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 146 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9265, #8e9e65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9E9265?: #9E9265 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 #9E9265?: The RGB value is 158, 146, 101: 158 red, 146 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9265?: The complementary color is #65719E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9265?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.