What color is #9A917F?

#9A917F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A917F?

The RGB value is 154, 145, 127: 154 red, 145 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A917F?

The complementary color is #7F889A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A917F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A917F color

#9A917F rgb(154, 145, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A917F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 56.9% green and 49.8% blue (154, 145, 127).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#9A917F color codes

HEX	`#9A917F`
RGB	`rgb(154, 145, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 56.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.47, 0.19, 10.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.47, 10.76, 88.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.282, 28.654, 24.168)`
Decimal	`10129791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A917F, 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 #9A917F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A917F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #9A917F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a917f; }
.text { color: #9a917f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a917f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 145 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a917f, #969a7f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A917F?: #9A917F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A917F?: The RGB value is 154, 145, 127: 154 red, 145 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A917F?: The complementary color is #7F889A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A917F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.