What color is #9F8776?

#9F8776 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8776?

The RGB value is 159, 135, 118: 159 red, 135 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8776?

The complementary color is #768E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8776?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8776 color

#9F8776 rgb(159, 135, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F8776 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 52.9% green and 46.3% blue (159, 135, 118).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 26% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cocoloco (#AA8F7A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#9F8776 color codes

HEX	`#9F8776`
RGB	`rgb(159, 135, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 52.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 26%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.04, 6.38, 12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.04, 14.06, 63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.232, 26.008, 20.774)`
Decimal	`10454902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8776, 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 #9F8776	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8776 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #9F8776 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8776; }
.text { color: #9f8776; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8776; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 135 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8776, #9f9c76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9F8776?: #9F8776 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8776?: The RGB value is 159, 135, 118: 159 red, 135 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8776?: The complementary color is #768E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8776?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.