What color is #9E977B?

#9E977B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E977B?

The RGB value is 158, 151, 123: 158 red, 151 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E977B?

The complementary color is #7B829E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E977B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E977B color

#9E977B rgb(158, 151, 123)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E977B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 59.2% green and 48.2% blue (158, 151, 123).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#9E977B color codes

HEX	`#9E977B`
RGB	`rgb(158, 151, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 59.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.37, -2.18, 15.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.37, 15.86, 97.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.742, 30.833, 23.172)`
Decimal	`10393467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E977B, 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 #9E977B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E977B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #9E977B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e977b; }
.text { color: #9e977b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e977b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 151 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e977b, #949e7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9E977B?: #9E977B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E977B?: The RGB value is 158, 151, 123: 158 red, 151 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E977B?: The complementary color is #7B829E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E977B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.