What color is #9F927B?

#9F927B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F927B?

The RGB value is 159, 146, 123: 159 red, 146 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F927B?

The complementary color is #7B889F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F927B?

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.

#9F927B color

#9F927B rgb(159, 146, 123)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F927B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 57.3% green and 48.2% blue (159, 146, 123).

Its hue angle is 38°, 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 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9F927B color codes

HEX	`#9F927B`
RGB	`rgb(159, 146, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 57.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 23%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.1, 0.98, 13.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.1, 13.99, 85.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.152, 29.359, 22.919)`
Decimal	`10457723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F927B, 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 #9F927B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F927B 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 #9F927B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f927b; }
.text { color: #9f927b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f927b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 146 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f927b, #9a9f7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9F927B?: #9F927B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F927B?: The RGB value is 159, 146, 123: 159 red, 146 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F927B?: The complementary color is #7B889F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F927B?: 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.