What color is #9F9B3B?

#9F9B3B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9B3B?

The RGB value is 159, 155, 59: 159 red, 155 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9B3B?

The complementary color is #3B3F9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9B3B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9B3B color

#9F9B3B rgb(159, 155, 59)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9F9B3B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 60.8% green and 23.1% blue (159, 155, 59).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 46% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 63% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lazy Lizard (#9C9C4B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#9F9B3B color codes

HEX	`#9F9B3B`
RGB	`rgb(159, 155, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 60.8%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 46%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 63%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 63%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.62, -10.96, 49.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.62, 50.5, 102.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.81, 31.13, 8.733)`
Decimal	`10459963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9B3B, 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 #9F9B3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9B3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #9F9B3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9b3b; }
.text { color: #9f9b3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9b3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 155 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9b3b, #719f3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9F9B3B?: #9F9B3B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9B3B?: The RGB value is 159, 155, 59: 159 red, 155 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9B3B?: The complementary color is #3B3F9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9B3B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.