What color is #9F6F5E?

#9F6F5E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F6F5E?

The RGB value is 159, 111, 94: 159 red, 111 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F6F5E?

The complementary color is #5E8E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F6F5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F6F5E color

#9F6F5E rgb(159, 111, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F6F5E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 43.5% green and 36.9% blue (159, 111, 94).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 26% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 41% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#9F6F5E color codes

HEX	`#9F6F5E`
RGB	`rgb(159, 111, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 43.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 26%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 41%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 41%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.32, 16.82, 17.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.32, 23.98, 45.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.004, 19.549, 13.202)`
Decimal	`10448734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F6F5E, 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 #9F6F5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F6F5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #9F6F5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f6f5e; }
.text { color: #9f6f5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f6f5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 111 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f6f5e, #9f905e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9F6F5E?: #9F6F5E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F6F5E?: The RGB value is 159, 111, 94: 159 red, 111 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F6F5E?: The complementary color is #5E8E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F6F5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.