What color is #9F9674?

#9F9674 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 #9F9674?

The RGB value is 159, 150, 116: 159 red, 150 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9674?

The complementary color is #747D9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9674?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9674 color

#9F9674 rgb(159, 150, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F9674 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 58.8% green and 45.5% blue (159, 150, 116).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 27% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#9F9674 color codes

HEX	`#9F9674`
RGB	`rgb(159, 150, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 58.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 27%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.04, -2.26, 19.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.04, 19.3, 96.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.357, 30.445, 20.902)`
Decimal	`10458740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9674, 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 #9F9674	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9674 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #9F9674 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9674; }
.text { color: #9f9674; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9674; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 150 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9674, #939f74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9F9674?: #9F9674 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 #9F9674?: The RGB value is 159, 150, 116: 159 red, 150 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9674?: The complementary color is #747D9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9674?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.