What color is #9F7763?

#9F7763 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F7763?

The RGB value is 159, 119, 99: 159 red, 119 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F7763?

The complementary color is #638B9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F7763?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F7763 color

#9F7763 rgb(159, 119, 99)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F7763 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 46.7% green and 38.8% blue (159, 119, 99).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 38% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Woodhaven (#9E7B6C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#9F7763 color codes

HEX	`#9F7763`
RGB	`rgb(159, 119, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 46.7%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 38%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 38%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.46, 12.86, 17.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.46, 21.39, 53.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.148, 21.467, 14.726)`
Decimal	`10450787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F7763, 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 #9F7763	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F7763 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #9F7763 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f7763; }
.text { color: #9f7763; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f7763; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 119 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f7763, #9f9563); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9F7763?: #9F7763 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F7763?: The RGB value is 159, 119, 99: 159 red, 119 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F7763?: The complementary color is #638B9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F7763?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.