What color is #9E9F57?

#9E9F57 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E9F57?

The RGB value is 158, 159, 87: 158 red, 159 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9F57?

The complementary color is #58579F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9F57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9F57 color

#9E9F57 rgb(158, 159, 87)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9E9F57 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 62.4% green and 34.1% blue (158, 159, 87).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 29% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Earthly Delights (#A09F5B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#9E9F57 color codes

HEX	`#9E9F57`
RGB	`rgb(158, 159, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 62.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 29%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 45%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 45%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.96, -11.1, 37.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.96, 38.9, 106.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.219, 32.754, 13.851)`
Decimal	`10395479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9F57, 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 #9E9F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E9F57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #9E9F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9f57; }
.text { color: #9e9f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 159 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9f57, #7a9f57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9E9F57?: #9E9F57 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E9F57?: The RGB value is 158, 159, 87: 158 red, 159 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9F57?: The complementary color is #58579F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9F57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.