What color is #9F917E?

#9F917E 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 #9F917E?

The RGB value is 159, 145, 126: 159 red, 145 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F917E?

The complementary color is #7E8C9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F917E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F917E color

#9F917E rgb(159, 145, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F917E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 56.9% green and 49.4% blue (159, 145, 126).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 21% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Smoking Mirror (#A29587), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#9F917E color codes

HEX	`#9F917E`
RGB	`rgb(159, 145, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 56.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 21%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 21%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.9, 2, 11.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.9, 12.14, 80.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.189, 29.129, 23.872)`
Decimal	`10457470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F917E, 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 #9F917E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F917E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #9F917E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f917e; }
.text { color: #9f917e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f917e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 145 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f917e, #9d9f7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9F917E?: #9F917E 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 #9F917E?: The RGB value is 159, 145, 126: 159 red, 145 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F917E?: The complementary color is #7E8C9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F917E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.