What color is #9E976D?

#9E976D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E976D?

The RGB value is 158, 151, 109: 158 red, 151 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E976D?

The complementary color is #6D749E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E976D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E976D color

#9E976D rgb(158, 151, 109)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9E976D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 59.2% green and 42.7% blue (158, 151, 109).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 20% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 31% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#9E976D color codes

HEX	`#9E976D`
RGB	`rgb(158, 151, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 59.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 20%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 31%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 31%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.09, -4.19, 23.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.09, 23.48, 100.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.928, 30.507, 18.882)`
Decimal	`10393453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E976D, 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 #9E976D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E976D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #9E976D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e976d; }
.text { color: #9e976d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e976d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 151 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e976d, #8d9e6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9E976D?: #9E976D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E976D?: The RGB value is 158, 151, 109: 158 red, 151 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E976D?: The complementary color is #6D749E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E976D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.