What color is #9F6A62?

#9F6A62 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F6A62?

The RGB value is 159, 106, 98: 159 red, 106 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F6A62?

The complementary color is #62979F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F6A62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F6A62 color

#9F6A62 rgb(159, 106, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F6A62 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 41.6% green and 38.4% blue (159, 106, 98).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 24% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 38% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#9F6A62 color codes

HEX	`#9F6A62`
RGB	`rgb(159, 106, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 41.6%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 24%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 38%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 38%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.17, 20.17, 13.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.17, 24.08, 33.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.658, 18.562, 13.995)`
Decimal	`10447458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F6A62, 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 #9F6A62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F6A62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #9F6A62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f6a62; }
.text { color: #9f6a62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f6a62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 106 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f6a62, #9f8962); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9F6A62?: #9F6A62 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F6A62?: The RGB value is 159, 106, 98: 159 red, 106 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F6A62?: The complementary color is #62979F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F6A62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.