What color is #9F998C?

#9F998C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F998C?

The RGB value is 159, 153, 140: 159 red, 153 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F998C?

The complementary color is #8C929F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F998C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F998C color

#9F998C rgb(159, 153, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F998C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 60% green and 54.9% blue (159, 153, 140).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 9% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#9F998C color codes

HEX	`#9F998C`
RGB	`rgb(159, 153, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 60%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 9%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 12%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 12%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.38, -0.14, 7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.38, 7.61, 91.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.422, 32.047, 29.389)`
Decimal	`10459532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F998C, 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 #9F998C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F998C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #9F998C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f998c; }
.text { color: #9f998c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f998c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 153 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f998c, #9c9f8c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9F998C?: #9F998C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F998C?: The RGB value is 159, 153, 140: 159 red, 153 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F998C?: The complementary color is #8C929F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F998C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.