What color is #9F978C?

#9F978C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F978C?

The RGB value is 159, 151, 140: 159 red, 151 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F978C?

The complementary color is #8C949F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F978C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F978C color

#9F978C rgb(159, 151, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F978C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 59.2% green and 54.9% blue (159, 151, 140).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 9% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Smoking Mirror (#A29587), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#9F978C color codes

HEX	`#9F978C`
RGB	`rgb(159, 151, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 59.2%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 9%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 12%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 12%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.84, 0.97, 6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.84, 6.91, 81.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.098, 31.398, 29.281)`
Decimal	`10459020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F978C, 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 #9F978C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F978C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #9F978C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f978c; }
.text { color: #9f978c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f978c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 151 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f978c, #9e9f8c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9F978C?: #9F978C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F978C?: The RGB value is 159, 151, 140: 159 red, 151 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F978C?: The complementary color is #8C949F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F978C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.