What color is #9A8F79?

#9A8F79 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A8F79?

The RGB value is 154, 143, 121: 154 red, 143 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8F79?

The complementary color is #79849A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8F79?

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.

#9A8F79 color

#9A8F79 rgb(154, 143, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9A8F79 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 56.1% green and 47.5% blue (154, 143, 121).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 21% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9A8F79 color codes

HEX	`#9A8F79`
RGB	`rgb(154, 143, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 56.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 21%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.79, 0.35, 13.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.79, 13.2, 88.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.6, 27.896, 22.069)`
Decimal	`10129273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8F79, 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 #9A8F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8F79 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 #9A8F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8f79; }
.text { color: #9a8f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 143 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8f79, #949a79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9A8F79?: #9A8F79 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A8F79?: The RGB value is 154, 143, 121: 154 red, 143 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8F79?: The complementary color is #79849A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8F79?: 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.