What color is #9F9387?

#9F9387 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 #9F9387?

The RGB value is 159, 147, 135: 159 red, 147 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9387?

The complementary color is #87939F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9387?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9387 color

#9F9387 rgb(159, 147, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F9387 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 57.6% green and 52.9% blue (159, 147, 135).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Smoking Mirror (#A29587), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#9F9387 color codes

HEX	`#9F9387`
RGB	`rgb(159, 147, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 57.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 15%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.64, 2.34, 7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.64, 8.29, 73.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.105, 29.988, 27.172)`
Decimal	`10457991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9387, 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 #9F9387	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F9387 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	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 #9F9387 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9387; }
.text { color: #9f9387; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9387; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 147 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9387, #9f9f87); }

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Questions

What color is #9F9387?: #9F9387 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 #9F9387?: The RGB value is 159, 147, 135: 159 red, 147 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9387?: The complementary color is #87939F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9387?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.