What color is #9F897D?

#9F897D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F897D?

The RGB value is 159, 137, 125: 159 red, 137 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F897D?

The complementary color is #7D939F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F897D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F897D color

#9F897D rgb(159, 137, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F897D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 53.7% green and 49% blue (159, 137, 125).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 21% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#9F897D color codes

HEX	`#9F897D`
RGB	`rgb(159, 137, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 53.7%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 21%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 21%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.74, 6.32, 9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.74, 11.41, 56.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.945, 26.744, 23.141)`
Decimal	`10455421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F897D, 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 #9F897D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F897D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #9F897D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f897d; }
.text { color: #9f897d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f897d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 137 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f897d, #9f9a7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9F897D?: #9F897D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F897D?: The RGB value is 159, 137, 125: 159 red, 137 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F897D?: The complementary color is #7D939F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F897D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.