What color is #9F8E76?

#9F8E76 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8E76?

The RGB value is 159, 142, 118: 159 red, 142 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8E76?

The complementary color is #76879F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8E76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8E76 color

#9F8E76 rgb(159, 142, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F8E76 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 55.7% green and 46.3% blue (159, 142, 118).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 26% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#9F8E76 color codes

HEX	`#9F8E76`
RGB	`rgb(159, 142, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 55.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 26%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.91, 2.45, 15.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.91, 15.32, 80.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.241, 28.026, 21.111)`
Decimal	`10456694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8E76, 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 #9F8E76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8E76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #9F8E76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8e76; }
.text { color: #9f8e76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8e76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 142 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8e76, #9c9f76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9F8E76?: #9F8E76 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8E76?: The RGB value is 159, 142, 118: 159 red, 142 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8E76?: The complementary color is #76879F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8E76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.