What color is #9F977A?

#9F977A 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 #9F977A?

The RGB value is 159, 151, 122: 159 red, 151 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F977A?

The complementary color is #7A829F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F977A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F977A color

#9F977A rgb(159, 151, 122)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F977A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 59.2% green and 47.8% blue (159, 151, 122).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 23% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#9F977A color codes

HEX	`#9F977A`
RGB	`rgb(159, 151, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 59.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 23%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.43, -1.93, 16.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.43, 16.48, 96.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.878, 30.91, 22.854)`
Decimal	`10459002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F977A, 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 #9F977A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F977A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #9F977A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f977a; }
.text { color: #9f977a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f977a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 151 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f977a, #959f7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9F977A?: #9F977A 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 #9F977A?: The RGB value is 159, 151, 122: 159 red, 151 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F977A?: The complementary color is #7A829F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F977A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.