What color is #9F736A?

#9F736A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F736A?

The RGB value is 159, 115, 106: 159 red, 115 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F736A?

The complementary color is #6A969F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F736A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F736A color

#9F736A rgb(159, 115, 106)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F736A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 45.1% green and 41.6% blue (159, 115, 106).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 33% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#9F736A color codes

HEX	`#9F736A`
RGB	`rgb(159, 115, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 45.1%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 33%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 33%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.59, 16.07, 11.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.59, 19.95, 36.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.031, 20.674, 16.41)`
Decimal	`10449770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F736A, 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 #9F736A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F736A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #9F736A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f736a; }
.text { color: #9f736a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f736a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 115 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f736a, #9f8e6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9F736A?: #9F736A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F736A?: The RGB value is 159, 115, 106: 159 red, 115 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F736A?: The complementary color is #6A969F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F736A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.