What color is #9F9772?

#9F9772 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 #9F9772?

The RGB value is 159, 151, 114: 159 red, 151 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9772?

The complementary color is #727A9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9772?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9772 color

#9F9772 rgb(159, 151, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F9772 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 59.2% green and 44.7% blue (159, 151, 114).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 28% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#9F9772 color codes

HEX	`#9F9772`
RGB	`rgb(159, 151, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 59.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 28%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.27, -3.09, 20.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.27, 20.83, 98.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.402, 30.72, 20.35)`
Decimal	`10458994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9772, 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 #9F9772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #9F9772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9772; }
.text { color: #9f9772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 151 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9772, #919f72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #9F9772?: #9F9772 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 #9F9772?: The RGB value is 159, 151, 114: 159 red, 151 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9772?: The complementary color is #727A9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9772?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.