What color is #9F6E3D?

#9F6E3D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Eagle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F6E3D?

The RGB value is 159, 110, 61: 159 red, 110 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F6E3D?

The complementary color is #3D6E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F6E3D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F6E3D color

#9F6E3D rgb(159, 110, 61)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F6E3D is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 43.1% green and 23.9% blue (159, 110, 61).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 45% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 62% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Eagle (#A26C36), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#9F6E3D color codes

HEX	`#9F6E3D`
RGB	`rgb(159, 110, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 43.1%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 45%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 62%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 62%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.52, 14.17, 34.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.52, 37.5, 67.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.718, 18.861, 6.963)`
Decimal	`10448445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F6E3D, 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 #9F6E3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F6E3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #9F6E3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f6e3d; }
.text { color: #9f6e3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f6e3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 110 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f6e3d, #9f9f3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #9F6E3D?: #9F6E3D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Eagle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F6E3D?: The RGB value is 159, 110, 61: 159 red, 110 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F6E3D?: The complementary color is #3D6E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F6E3D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.