What color is #9F8379?

#9F8379 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8379?

The RGB value is 159, 131, 121: 159 red, 131 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8379?

The complementary color is #79959F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8379?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8379 color

#9F8379 rgb(159, 131, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F8379 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 51.4% green and 47.5% blue (159, 131, 121).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 24% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#9F8379 color codes

HEX	`#9F8379`
RGB	`rgb(159, 131, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 51.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 24%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.06, 9.1, 9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.06, 13.1, 46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.866, 24.985, 21.546)`
Decimal	`10453881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8379, 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 #9F8379	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8379 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #9F8379 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8379; }
.text { color: #9f8379; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8379; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 131 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8379, #9f9679); }

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Questions

What color is #9F8379?: #9F8379 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8379?: The RGB value is 159, 131, 121: 159 red, 131 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8379?: The complementary color is #79959F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8379?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.