What color is #9F9379?

#9F9379 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9379?

The RGB value is 159, 147, 121: 159 red, 147 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9379?

The complementary color is #79859F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9379?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9379 color

#9F9379 rgb(159, 147, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F9379 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 57.6% green and 47.5% blue (159, 147, 121).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 24% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#9F9379 color codes

HEX	`#9F9379`
RGB	`rgb(159, 147, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 57.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 24%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.32, 0.12, 15.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.32, 15.4, 89.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.183, 29.619, 22.318)`
Decimal	`10457977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9379, 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 #9F9379	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F9379 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #9F9379 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9379; }
.text { color: #9f9379; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9379; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 147 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9379, #989f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9F9379?: #9F9379 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9379?: The RGB value is 159, 147, 121: 159 red, 147 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9379?: The complementary color is #79859F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9379?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.