What color is #9E987F?

#9E987F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E987F?

The RGB value is 158, 152, 127: 158 red, 152 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E987F?

The complementary color is #7F859E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E987F?

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.

#9E987F color

#9E987F rgb(158, 152, 127)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E987F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 59.6% green and 49.8% blue (158, 152, 127).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#9E987F color codes

HEX	`#9E987F`
RGB	`rgb(158, 152, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 59.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 20%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.73, -2.11, 13.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.73, 14.13, 98.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.159, 31.258, 24.572)`
Decimal	`10393727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E987F, 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 #9E987F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E987F 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 #9E987F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e987f; }
.text { color: #9e987f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e987f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 152 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e987f, #959e7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9E987F?: #9E987F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E987F?: The RGB value is 158, 152, 127: 158 red, 152 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E987F?: The complementary color is #7F859E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E987F?: 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.