What color is #9F927A?

#9F927A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F927A?

The RGB value is 159, 146, 122: 159 red, 146 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F927A?

The complementary color is #7A879F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F927A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F927A color

#9F927A rgb(159, 146, 122)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F927A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 57.3% green and 47.8% blue (159, 146, 122).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 23% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#9F927A color codes

HEX	`#9F927A`
RGB	`rgb(159, 146, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 57.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 23%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.08, 0.83, 14.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.08, 14.51, 86.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.09, 29.335, 22.591)`
Decimal	`10457722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F927A, 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 #9F927A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F927A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #9F927A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f927a; }
.text { color: #9f927a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f927a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 146 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f927a, #9a9f7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9F927A?: #9F927A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F927A?: The RGB value is 159, 146, 122: 159 red, 146 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F927A?: The complementary color is #7A879F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F927A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.