What color is #9B7F79?

#9B7F79 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B7F79?

The RGB value is 155, 127, 121: 155 red, 127 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B7F79?

The complementary color is #79959B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B7F79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B7F79 color

#9B7F79 rgb(155, 127, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B7F79 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 49.8% green and 47.5% blue (155, 127, 121).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 22% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#9B7F79 color codes

HEX	`#9B7F79`
RGB	`rgb(155, 127, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 49.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 22%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 22%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.61, 9.79, 7.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.61, 12.21, 36.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.558, 23.529, 21.333)`
Decimal	`10190713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B7F79, 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 #9B7F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B7F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #9B7F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b7f79; }
.text { color: #9b7f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b7f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 127 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b7f79, #9b9079); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B7F79?: #9B7F79 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B7F79?: The RGB value is 155, 127, 121: 155 red, 127 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B7F79?: The complementary color is #79959B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B7F79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.