What color is #9F8478?

#9F8478 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8478?

The RGB value is 159, 132, 120: 159 red, 132 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8478?

The complementary color is #78939F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8478?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8478 color

#9F8478 rgb(159, 132, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F8478 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 51.8% green and 47.1% blue (159, 132, 120).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 25% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#9F8478 color codes

HEX	`#9F8478`
RGB	`rgb(159, 132, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 51.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 25%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.3, 8.38, 10.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.3, 13.3, 50.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.94, 25.23, 21.269)`
Decimal	`10454136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8478, 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 #9F8478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #9F8478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8478; }
.text { color: #9f8478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 132 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8478, #9f9878); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9F8478?: #9F8478 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8478?: The RGB value is 159, 132, 120: 159 red, 132 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8478?: The complementary color is #78939F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8478?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.