What color is #9F6527?

#9F6527 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Woodgrain. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F6527?

The RGB value is 159, 101, 39: 159 red, 101 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F6527?

The complementary color is #27619F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F6527?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F6527 color

#9F6527 rgb(159, 101, 39)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F6527 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 39.6% green and 15.3% blue (159, 101, 39).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 61% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 75% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Woodgrain (#996633), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#9F6527 color codes

HEX	`#9F6527`
RGB	`rgb(159, 101, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 39.6%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 61%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 75%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 75%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.04, 17.94, 43.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.04, 46.7, 67.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.319, 16.827, 4.149)`
Decimal	`10446119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F6527, 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 #9F6527	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F6527 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	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 #9F6527 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f6527; }
.text { color: #9f6527; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f6527; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 101 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f6527, #9d9f27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #9F6527?: #9F6527 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Woodgrain. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F6527?: The RGB value is 159, 101, 39: 159 red, 101 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F6527?: The complementary color is #27619F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F6527?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.