What color is #9F8372?

#9F8372 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8372?

The RGB value is 159, 131, 114: 159 red, 131 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8372?

The complementary color is #728E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8372?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8372 color

#9F8372 rgb(159, 131, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F8372 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 51.4% green and 44.7% blue (159, 131, 114).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 28% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#9F8372 color codes

HEX	`#9F8372`
RGB	`rgb(159, 131, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 51.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 28%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 28%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.9, 8.06, 13.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.9, 15.48, 58.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.452, 24.819, 19.366)`
Decimal	`10453874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8372, 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 #9F8372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #9F8372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8372; }
.text { color: #9f8372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 131 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8372, #9f9972); }

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Questions

What color is #9F8372?: #9F8372 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8372?: The RGB value is 159, 131, 114: 159 red, 131 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8372?: The complementary color is #728E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8372?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.