What color is #9F9179?

#9F9179 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9179?

The RGB value is 159, 145, 121: 159 red, 145 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9179?

The complementary color is #79879F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9179 color

#9F9179 rgb(159, 145, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F9179 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 56.9% green and 47.5% blue (159, 145, 121).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 24% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#9F9179 color codes

HEX	`#9F9179`
RGB	`rgb(159, 145, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 56.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 24%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.78, 1.23, 14.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.78, 14.7, 85.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.875, 29.003, 22.215)`
Decimal	`10457465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9179, 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 #9F9179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F9179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #9F9179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9179; }
.text { color: #9f9179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 145 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9179, #9a9f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9F9179?: #9F9179 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9179?: The RGB value is 159, 145, 121: 159 red, 145 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9179?: The complementary color is #79879F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.