What color is #9E978A?

#9E978A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E978A?

The RGB value is 158, 151, 138: 158 red, 151 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E978A?

The complementary color is #8A919E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E978A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E978A color

#9E978A rgb(158, 151, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E978A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 59.2% green and 54.1% blue (158, 151, 138).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#9E978A color codes

HEX	`#9E978A`
RGB	`rgb(158, 151, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 59.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.71, 0.24, 7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.71, 7.77, 88.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.754, 31.238, 28.502)`
Decimal	`10393482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E978A, 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 #9E978A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E978A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #9E978A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e978a; }
.text { color: #9e978a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e978a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 151 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e978a, #9b9e8a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9E978A?: #9E978A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E978A?: The RGB value is 158, 151, 138: 158 red, 151 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E978A?: The complementary color is #8A919E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E978A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.