What color is #9F8981?

#9F8981 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8981?

The RGB value is 159, 137, 129: 159 red, 137 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8981?

The complementary color is #81979F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8981?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8981 color

#9F8981 rgb(159, 137, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F8981 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 53.7% green and 50.6% blue (159, 137, 129).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 19% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#9F8981 color codes

HEX	`#9F8981`
RGB	`rgb(159, 137, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 53.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 19%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.83, 6.96, 7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.83, 10.13, 46.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.206, 26.848, 24.514)`
Decimal	`10455425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8981, 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 #9F8981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #9F8981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8981; }
.text { color: #9f8981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 137 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8981, #9f9881); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9F8981?: #9F8981 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8981?: The RGB value is 159, 137, 129: 159 red, 137 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8981?: The complementary color is #81979F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8981?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.