What color is #9F918C?

#9F918C 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 #9F918C?

The RGB value is 159, 145, 140: 159 red, 145 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F918C?

The complementary color is #8C9A9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F918C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F918C color

#9F918C rgb(159, 145, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F918C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 56.9% green and 54.9% blue (159, 145, 140).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 9% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 12% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#9F918C color codes

HEX	`#9F918C`
RGB	`rgb(159, 145, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 56.9%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 9%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 12%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.23, 4.31, 4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.23, 6.25, 46.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.157, 29.516, 28.967)`
Decimal	`10457484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F918C, 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 #9F918C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F918C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #9F918C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f918c; }
.text { color: #9f918c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f918c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 145 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f918c, #9f9b8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9F918C?: #9F918C 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 #9F918C?: The RGB value is 159, 145, 140: 159 red, 145 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F918C?: The complementary color is #8C9A9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F918C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.