What color is #9E9984?

#9E9984 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E9984?

The RGB value is 158, 153, 132: 158 red, 153 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9984?

The complementary color is #84899E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9984?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9984 color

#9E9984 rgb(158, 153, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E9984 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 60% green and 51.8% blue (158, 153, 132).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#9E9984 color codes

HEX	`#9E9984`
RGB	`rgb(158, 153, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 60%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 16%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.11, -1.86, 11.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.11, 11.85, 99.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.656, 31.718, 26.385)`
Decimal	`10393988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9984, 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 #9E9984	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E9984 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #9E9984 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9984; }
.text { color: #9e9984; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9984; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 153 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9984, #969e84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9E9984?: #9E9984 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E9984?: The RGB value is 158, 153, 132: 158 red, 153 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9984?: The complementary color is #84899E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9984?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.