What color is #9F998B?

#9F998B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F998B?

The RGB value is 159, 153, 139: 159 red, 153 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F998B?

The complementary color is #8B919F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F998B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F998B color

#9F998B rgb(159, 153, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F998B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 60% green and 54.5% blue (159, 153, 139).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#9F998B color codes

HEX	`#9F998B`
RGB	`rgb(159, 153, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 60%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.36, -0.31, 8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.36, 8.15, 92.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.349, 32.018, 29.002)`
Decimal	`10459531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F998B, 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 #9F998B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F998B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #9F998B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f998b; }
.text { color: #9f998b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f998b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 153 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f998b, #9b9f8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9F998B?: #9F998B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F998B?: The RGB value is 159, 153, 139: 159 red, 153 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F998B?: The complementary color is #8B919F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F998B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.