What color is #9F917C?

#9F917C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F917C?

The RGB value is 159, 145, 124: 159 red, 145 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F917C?

The complementary color is #7C8A9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F917C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F917C color

#9F917C rgb(159, 145, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F917C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 56.9% green and 48.6% blue (159, 145, 124).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 22% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Smoking Mirror (#A29587), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#9F917C color codes

HEX	`#9F917C`
RGB	`rgb(159, 145, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 56.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 22%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.85, 1.69, 13.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.85, 13.15, 82.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.062, 29.078, 23.199)`
Decimal	`10457468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F917C, 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 #9F917C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F917C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #9F917C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f917c; }
.text { color: #9f917c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f917c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 145 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f917c, #9c9f7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9F917C?: #9F917C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F917C?: The RGB value is 159, 145, 124: 159 red, 145 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F917C?: The complementary color is #7C8A9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F917C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.