What color is #9F9385?

#9F9385 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 #9F9385?

The RGB value is 159, 147, 133: 159 red, 147 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9385?

The complementary color is #85919F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9385?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9385 color

#9F9385 rgb(159, 147, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F9385 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 57.6% green and 52.2% blue (159, 147, 133).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Smoking Mirror (#A29587), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#9F9385 color codes

HEX	`#9F9385`
RGB	`rgb(159, 147, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 57.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.6, 2.01, 9.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.6, 9.24, 77.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.965, 29.932, 26.437)`
Decimal	`10457989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9385, 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 #9F9385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F9385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #9F9385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9385; }
.text { color: #9f9385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 147 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9385, #9e9f85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9F9385?: #9F9385 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 #9F9385?: The RGB value is 159, 147, 133: 159 red, 147 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9385?: The complementary color is #85919F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9385?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.