What color is #9F9881?

#9F9881 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9881?

The RGB value is 159, 152, 129: 159 red, 152 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9881?

The complementary color is #81889F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9881?

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.

#9F9881 color

#9F9881 rgb(159, 152, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F9881 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 59.6% green and 50.6% blue (159, 152, 129).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#9F9881 color codes

HEX	`#9F9881`
RGB	`rgb(159, 152, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 59.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.85, -1.4, 13.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.85, 13.12, 96.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.489, 31.413, 25.274)`
Decimal	`10459265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9881, 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 #9F9881	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9881 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 #9F9881 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9881; }
.text { color: #9f9881; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9881; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 152 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9881, #979f81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9F9881?: #9F9881 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9881?: The RGB value is 159, 152, 129: 159 red, 152 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9881?: The complementary color is #81889F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9881?: 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.