What color is #9F7571?

#9F7571 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F7571?

The RGB value is 159, 117, 113: 159 red, 117 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F7571?

The complementary color is #719B9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F7571?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F7571 color

#9F7571 rgb(159, 117, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F7571 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 45.9% green and 44.3% blue (159, 117, 113).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 19% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 29% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#9F7571 color codes

HEX	`#9F7571`
RGB	`rgb(159, 117, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 45.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 19%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 29%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 29%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.26, 15.9, 8.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.26, 18.11, 28.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.64, 21.287, 18.483)`
Decimal	`10450289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F7571, 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 #9F7571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F7571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #9F7571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f7571; }
.text { color: #9f7571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f7571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 117 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f7571, #9f8c71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9F7571?: #9F7571 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F7571?: The RGB value is 159, 117, 113: 159 red, 117 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F7571?: The complementary color is #719B9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F7571?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.