What color is #9F9050?

#9F9050 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Backroom Ember. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9050?

The RGB value is 159, 144, 80: 159 red, 144 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9050?

The complementary color is #505F9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9050?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9050 color

#9F9050 rgb(159, 144, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F9050 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 56.5% green and 31.4% blue (159, 144, 80).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 33% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 50% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Backroom Ember (#A19250), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#9F9050 color codes

HEX	`#9F9050`
RGB	`rgb(159, 144, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 56.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 33%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 50%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 50%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.8, -3.3, 35.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.8, 35.97, 95.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.72, 27.898, 11.618)`
Decimal	`10457168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9050, 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 #9F9050	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F9050 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	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 #9F9050 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9050; }
.text { color: #9f9050; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9050; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 144 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9050, #869f50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9F9050?: #9F9050 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Backroom Ember. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9050?: The RGB value is 159, 144, 80: 159 red, 144 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9050?: The complementary color is #505F9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9050?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.