What color is #9F8985?

#9F8985 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8985?

The RGB value is 159, 137, 133: 159 red, 137 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8985?

The complementary color is #859B9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8985 color

#9F8985 rgb(159, 137, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F8985 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 53.7% green and 52.2% blue (159, 137, 133).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 16% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#9F8985 color codes

HEX	`#9F8985`
RGB	`rgb(159, 137, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 53.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 16%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.93, 7.62, 5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.93, 9.23, 34.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.477, 26.956, 25.941)`
Decimal	`10455429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8985, 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 #9F8985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #9F8985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8985; }
.text { color: #9f8985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 137 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8985, #9f9685); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9F8985?: #9F8985 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8985?: The RGB value is 159, 137, 133: 159 red, 137 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8985?: The complementary color is #859B9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.