What color is #9F897C?

#9F897C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F897C?

The RGB value is 159, 137, 124: 159 red, 137 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F897C?

The complementary color is #7C929F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F897C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F897C color

#9F897C rgb(159, 137, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F897C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 53.7% green and 48.6% blue (159, 137, 124).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 22% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#9F897C color codes

HEX	`#9F897C`
RGB	`rgb(159, 137, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 53.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 22%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.71, 6.17, 10.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.71, 11.78, 58.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.882, 26.718, 22.806)`
Decimal	`10455420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F897C, 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 #9F897C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F897C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #9F897C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f897c; }
.text { color: #9f897c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f897c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 137 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f897c, #9f9b7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9F897C?: #9F897C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F897C?: The RGB value is 159, 137, 124: 159 red, 137 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F897C?: The complementary color is #7C929F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F897C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.