What color is #9F876F?

#9F876F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tahini Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F876F?

The RGB value is 159, 135, 111: 159 red, 135 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F876F?

The complementary color is #6F879F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F876F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F876F color

#9F876F rgb(159, 135, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F876F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 52.9% green and 43.5% blue (159, 135, 111).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 20% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 30% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Tahini Brown (#9B856B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#9F876F color codes

HEX	`#9F876F`
RGB	`rgb(159, 135, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 52.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 20%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 30%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 30%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.89, 5.37, 16.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.89, 17.16, 71.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.832, 25.848, 18.664)`
Decimal	`10454895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F876F, 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 #9F876F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F876F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #9F876F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f876f; }
.text { color: #9f876f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f876f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 135 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f876f, #9f9f6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9F876F?: #9F876F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tahini Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F876F?: The RGB value is 159, 135, 111: 159 red, 135 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F876F?: The complementary color is #6F879F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F876F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.