What color is #9F685F?

#9F685F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F685F?

The RGB value is 159, 104, 95: 159 red, 104 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F685F?

The complementary color is #5F969F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F685F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F685F color

#9F685F rgb(159, 104, 95)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F685F is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 40.8% green and 37.3% blue (159, 104, 95).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 25% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 40% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#9F685F color codes

HEX	`#9F685F`
RGB	`rgb(159, 104, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 40.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 25%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 40%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 40%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.62, 20.95, 14.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.62, 25.28, 34.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.315, 18.099, 13.195)`
Decimal	`10446943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F685F, 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 #9F685F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F685F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #9F685F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f685f; }
.text { color: #9f685f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f685f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 104 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f685f, #9f885f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9F685F?: #9F685F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F685F?: The RGB value is 159, 104, 95: 159 red, 104 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F685F?: The complementary color is #5F969F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F685F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.