What color is #9F8F7F?

#9F8F7F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8F7F?

The RGB value is 159, 143, 127: 159 red, 143 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8F7F?

The complementary color is #7F8F9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8F7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8F7F color

#9F8F7F rgb(159, 143, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F8F7F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 56.1% green and 49.8% blue (159, 143, 127).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Smoking Mirror (#A29587), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#9F8F7F color codes

HEX	`#9F8F7F`
RGB	`rgb(159, 143, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 56.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 20%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 20%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.38, 3.27, 10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.38, 11.18, 72.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.951, 28.549, 24.113)`
Decimal	`10456959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8F7F, 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 #9F8F7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8F7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #9F8F7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8f7f; }
.text { color: #9f8f7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8f7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 143 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8f7f, #9f9f7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9F8F7F?: #9F8F7F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8F7F?: The RGB value is 159, 143, 127: 159 red, 143 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8F7F?: The complementary color is #7F8F9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8F7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.