What color is #9F9877?

#9F9877 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 #9F9877?

The RGB value is 159, 152, 119: 159 red, 152 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9877?

The complementary color is #777E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9877?

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.

#9F9877 color

#9F9877 rgb(159, 152, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F9877 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 59.6% green and 46.7% blue (159, 152, 119).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 25% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#9F9877 color codes

HEX	`#9F9877`
RGB	`rgb(159, 152, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 59.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 25%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.64, -2.93, 18.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.64, 18.56, 99.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.856, 31.16, 21.944)`
Decimal	`10459255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9877, 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 #9F9877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9877 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 #9F9877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9877; }
.text { color: #9f9877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 152 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9877, #929f77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9F9877?: #9F9877 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 #9F9877?: The RGB value is 159, 152, 119: 159 red, 152 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9877?: The complementary color is #777E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9877?: 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.