What color is #9F6D62?

#9F6D62 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F6D62?

The RGB value is 159, 109, 98: 159 red, 109 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F6D62?

The complementary color is #62949F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F6D62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F6D62 color

#9F6D62 rgb(159, 109, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F6D62 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 42.7% green and 38.4% blue (159, 109, 98).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 24% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 38% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#9F6D62 color codes

HEX	`#9F6D62`
RGB	`rgb(159, 109, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 42.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 24%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 38%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 38%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.91, 18.46, 14.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.91, 23.27, 37.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.972, 19.192, 14.1)`
Decimal	`10448226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F6D62, 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 #9F6D62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F6D62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #9F6D62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f6d62; }
.text { color: #9f6d62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f6d62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 109 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f6d62, #9f8b62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9F6D62?: #9F6D62 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F6D62?: The RGB value is 159, 109, 98: 159 red, 109 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F6D62?: The complementary color is #62949F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F6D62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.