What color is #9F7149?

#9F7149 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Stroopwafel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F7149?

The RGB value is 159, 113, 73: 159 red, 113 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F7149?

The complementary color is #49779F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F7149?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F7149 color

#9F7149 rgb(159, 113, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F7149 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 44.3% green and 28.6% blue (159, 113, 73).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 37% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 54% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Stroopwafel (#A86F48), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#9F7149 color codes

HEX	`#9F7149`
RGB	`rgb(159, 113, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 44.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 37%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 54%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 54%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.45, 13.46, 29.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.45, 32.22, 65.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.407, 19.664, 8.97)`
Decimal	`10449225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F7149, 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 #9F7149	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F7149 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #9F7149 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f7149; }
.text { color: #9f7149; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f7149; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 113 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f7149, #9f9c49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #9F7149?: #9F7149 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Stroopwafel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F7149?: The RGB value is 159, 113, 73: 159 red, 113 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F7149?: The complementary color is #49779F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F7149?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.