What color is #9F9672?

#9F9672 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9672?

The RGB value is 159, 150, 114: 159 red, 150 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9672?

The complementary color is #727B9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9672?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9672 color

#9F9672 rgb(159, 150, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F9672 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 58.8% green and 44.7% blue (159, 150, 114).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 28% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#9F9672 color codes

HEX	`#9F9672`
RGB	`rgb(159, 150, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 58.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 28%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62, -2.55, 20.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62, 20.39, 97.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.242, 30.399, 20.296)`
Decimal	`10458738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9672, 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 #9F9672	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9672 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9F9672 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9672; }
.text { color: #9f9672; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9672; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 150 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9672, #929f72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #9F9672?: #9F9672 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9672?: The RGB value is 159, 150, 114: 159 red, 150 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9672?: The complementary color is #727B9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9672?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.