What color is #9F8F88?

#9F8F88 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 #9F8F88?

The RGB value is 159, 143, 136: 159 red, 143 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8F88?

The complementary color is #88989F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8F88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8F88 color

#9F8F88 rgb(159, 143, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F8F88 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 56.1% green and 53.3% blue (159, 143, 136).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#9F8F88 color codes

HEX	`#9F8F88`
RGB	`rgb(159, 143, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 56.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 14%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.6, 4.74, 5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.6, 7.56, 51.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.564, 28.794, 27.341)`
Decimal	`10456968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8F88, 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 #9F8F88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8F88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #9F8F88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8f88; }
.text { color: #9f8f88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8f88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 143 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8f88, #9f9a88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9F8F88?: #9F8F88 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 #9F8F88?: The RGB value is 159, 143, 136: 159 red, 143 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8F88?: The complementary color is #88989F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8F88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.