What color is #9F8B7B?

#9F8B7B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8B7B?

The RGB value is 159, 139, 123: 159 red, 139 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8B7B?

The complementary color is #7B8F9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8B7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8B7B color

#9F8B7B rgb(159, 139, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F8B7B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 54.5% green and 48.2% blue (159, 139, 123).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 23% 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 6.45:1).

#9F8B7B color codes

HEX	`#9F8B7B`
RGB	`rgb(159, 139, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 54.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 23%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.22, 4.89, 11.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.22, 12.34, 66.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.106, 27.267, 22.57)`
Decimal	`10455931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8B7B, 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 #9F8B7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8B7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #9F8B7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8b7b; }
.text { color: #9f8b7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8b7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 139 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8b7b, #9f9d7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9F8B7B?: #9F8B7B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8B7B?: The RGB value is 159, 139, 123: 159 red, 139 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8B7B?: The complementary color is #7B8F9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8B7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.