What color is #9F9760?

#9F9760 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9760?

The RGB value is 159, 151, 96: 159 red, 151 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9760?

The complementary color is #60689F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9760?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9760 color

#9F9760 rgb(159, 151, 96)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9F9760 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 59.2% green and 37.6% blue (159, 151, 96).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 25% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 40% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amazon Queen (#948F54), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#9F9760 color codes

HEX	`#9F9760`
RGB	`rgb(159, 151, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 59.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 25%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 40%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 40%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.95, -5.4, 30.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.95, 30.51, 100.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.476, 30.349, 15.475)`
Decimal	`10458976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9760, 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 #9F9760	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9760 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #9F9760 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9760; }
.text { color: #9f9760; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9760; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 151 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9760, #879f60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9F9760?: #9F9760 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9760?: The RGB value is 159, 151, 96: 159 red, 151 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9760?: The complementary color is #60689F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9760?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.