What color is #9E997D?

#9E997D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E997D?

The RGB value is 158, 153, 125: 158 red, 153 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E997D?

The complementary color is #7D829E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E997D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E997D color

#9E997D rgb(158, 153, 125)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9E997D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 60% green and 49% blue (158, 153, 125).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 21% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#9E997D color codes

HEX	`#9E997D`
RGB	`rgb(158, 153, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 60%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 21%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 21%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.95, -2.97, 15.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.95, 15.69, 100.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.193, 31.533, 23.947)`
Decimal	`10393981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E997D, 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 #9E997D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E997D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #9E997D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e997d; }
.text { color: #9e997d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e997d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 153 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e997d, #939e7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9E997D?: #9E997D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E997D?: The RGB value is 158, 153, 125: 158 red, 153 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E997D?: The complementary color is #7D829E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E997D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.