What color is #9F9463?

#9F9463 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9463?

The RGB value is 159, 148, 99: 159 red, 148 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9463?

The complementary color is #636E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9463?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9463 color

#9F9463 rgb(159, 148, 99)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F9463 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 58% green and 38.8% blue (159, 148, 99).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 38% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#9F9463 color codes

HEX	`#9F9463`
RGB	`rgb(159, 148, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 58%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 38%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 38%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.18, -3.41, 27.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.18, 27.61, 97.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.141, 29.452, 16.057)`
Decimal	`10458211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9463, 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 #9F9463	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F9463 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #9F9463 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9463; }
.text { color: #9f9463; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9463; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 148 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9463, #8c9f63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9F9463?: #9F9463 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9463?: The RGB value is 159, 148, 99: 159 red, 148 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9463?: The complementary color is #636E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9463?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.