What color is #9F847D?

#9F847D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F847D?

The RGB value is 159, 132, 125: 159 red, 132 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F847D?

The complementary color is #7D989F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F847D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F847D color

#9F847D rgb(159, 132, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F847D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 51.8% green and 49% blue (159, 132, 125).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 21% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#9F847D color codes

HEX	`#9F847D`
RGB	`rgb(159, 132, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 51.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 21%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 21%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.42, 9.15, 7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.42, 11.92, 39.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.251, 25.355, 22.909)`
Decimal	`10454141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F847D, 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 #9F847D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F847D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #9F847D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f847d; }
.text { color: #9f847d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f847d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 132 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f847d, #9f957d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9F847D?: #9F847D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F847D?: The RGB value is 159, 132, 125: 159 red, 132 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F847D?: The complementary color is #7D989F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F847D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.