What color is #9F8E87?

#9F8E87 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8E87?

The RGB value is 159, 142, 135: 159 red, 142 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8E87?

The complementary color is #87989F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8E87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8E87 color

#9F8E87 rgb(159, 142, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F8E87 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 55.7% green and 52.9% blue (159, 142, 135).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#9F8E87 color codes

HEX	`#9F8E87`
RGB	`rgb(159, 142, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 55.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 15%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.31, 5.14, 6.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.31, 7.93, 49.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.344, 28.467, 26.919)`
Decimal	`10456711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8E87, 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 #9F8E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8E87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #9F8E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8e87; }
.text { color: #9f8e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 142 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8e87, #9f9a87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9F8E87?: #9F8E87 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8E87?: The RGB value is 159, 142, 135: 159 red, 142 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8E87?: The complementary color is #87989F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8E87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.