What color is #9E956E?

#9E956E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E956E?

The RGB value is 158, 149, 110: 158 red, 149 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E956E?

The complementary color is #6E779E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E956E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E956E color

#9E956E rgb(158, 149, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E956E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 58.4% green and 43.1% blue (158, 149, 110).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 20% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 30% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#9E956E color codes

HEX	`#9E956E`
RGB	`rgb(158, 149, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 58.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 20%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 30%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.56, -2.96, 21.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.56, 22.04, 97.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.663, 29.89, 19.061)`
Decimal	`10392942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E956E, 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 #9E956E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E956E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #9E956E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e956e; }
.text { color: #9e956e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e956e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 149 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e956e, #8f9e6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #9E956E?: #9E956E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E956E?: The RGB value is 158, 149, 110: 158 red, 149 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E956E?: The complementary color is #6E779E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E956E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.