What color is #9F9D88?

#9F9D88 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 #9F9D88?

The RGB value is 159, 157, 136: 159 red, 157 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9D88?

The complementary color is #888A9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9D88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9D88 color

#9F9D88 rgb(159, 157, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F9D88 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 61.6% green and 53.3% blue (159, 157, 136).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#9F9D88 color codes

HEX	`#9F9D88`
RGB	`rgb(159, 157, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 61.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.37, -3.01, 11.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.37, 11.66, 104.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.799, 33.263, 28.086)`
Decimal	`10460552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9D88, 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 #9F9D88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9D88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #9F9D88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9d88; }
.text { color: #9f9d88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9d88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 157 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9d88, #959f88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9F9D88?: #9F9D88 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 #9F9D88?: The RGB value is 159, 157, 136: 159 red, 157 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9D88?: The complementary color is #888A9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9D88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.