What color is #9E9970?

#9E9970 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 #9E9970?

The RGB value is 158, 153, 112: 158 red, 153 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9970?

The complementary color is #70759E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9970?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9970 color

#9E9970 rgb(158, 153, 112)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9E9970 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 60% green and 43.9% blue (158, 153, 112).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 19% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 29% 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 7.24:1).

#9E9970 color codes

HEX	`#9E9970`
RGB	`rgb(158, 153, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 60%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 19%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 29%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 29%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.69, -4.87, 22.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.69, 22.79, 102.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.417, 31.222, 19.856)`
Decimal	`10393968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9970, 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 #9E9970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E9970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #9E9970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9970; }
.text { color: #9e9970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 153 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9970, #8c9e70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9E9970?: #9E9970 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 #9E9970?: The RGB value is 158, 153, 112: 158 red, 153 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9970?: The complementary color is #70759E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9970?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.