What color is #9F9784?

#9F9784 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9784?

The RGB value is 159, 151, 132: 159 red, 151 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9784?

The complementary color is #848C9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9784?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9784 color

#9F9784 rgb(159, 151, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F9784 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 59.2% green and 51.8% blue (159, 151, 132).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 17% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#9F9784 color codes

HEX	`#9F9784`
RGB	`rgb(159, 151, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 59.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 17%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.65, -0.37, 11.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.65, 11.08, 91.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.529, 31.171, 26.286)`
Decimal	`10459012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9784, 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 #9F9784	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9784 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #9F9784 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9784; }
.text { color: #9f9784; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9784; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 151 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9784, #999f84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9F9784?: #9F9784 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9784?: The RGB value is 159, 151, 132: 159 red, 151 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9784?: The complementary color is #848C9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9784?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.