What color is #9F7C69?

#9F7C69 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F7C69?

The RGB value is 159, 124, 105: 159 red, 124 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F7C69?

The complementary color is #698C9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F7C69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F7C69 color

#9F7C69 rgb(159, 124, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F7C69 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 48.6% green and 41.2% blue (159, 124, 105).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 34% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Woodhaven (#9E7B6C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#9F7C69 color codes

HEX	`#9F7C69`
RGB	`rgb(159, 124, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 48.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 34%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.87, 10.79, 15.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.87, 18.94, 55.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.056, 22.807, 16.497)`
Decimal	`10452073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F7C69, 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 #9F7C69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F7C69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #9F7C69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f7c69; }
.text { color: #9f7c69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f7c69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 124 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f7c69, #9f9769); }

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Questions

What color is #9F7C69?: #9F7C69 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F7C69?: The RGB value is 159, 124, 105: 159 red, 124 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F7C69?: The complementary color is #698C9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F7C69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.