What color is #9F846A?

#9F846A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gramps Shoehorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F846A?

The RGB value is 159, 132, 106: 159 red, 132 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F846A?

The complementary color is #6A859F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F846A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F846A color

#9F846A rgb(159, 132, 106)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F846A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 51.8% green and 41.6% blue (159, 132, 106).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 33% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Gramps Shoehorn (#A3896C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#9F846A color codes

HEX	`#9F846A`
RGB	`rgb(159, 132, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 51.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 33%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 33%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.99, 6.38, 17.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.99, 19.01, 70.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.151, 24.915, 17.117)`
Decimal	`10454122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F846A, 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 #9F846A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F846A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #9F846A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f846a; }
.text { color: #9f846a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f846a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 132 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f846a, #9f9f6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9F846A?: #9F846A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gramps Shoehorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F846A?: The RGB value is 159, 132, 106: 159 red, 132 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F846A?: The complementary color is #6A859F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F846A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.