#9f550a Color Information

#9f550a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #9f550a. In RGB, it consists of 62.4% Red, 33.3% Green, and 3.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 46.5% Magenta, 93.7% Yellow, and 37.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 30.2°, with saturation of 88.2% and lightness of 33.1%. The decimal value for #9f550a is 10441994, and its nearest "web safe" color is #996600. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #9f550a is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#9f550a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color159, 85, 10 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color62.4%, 33.3%, 3.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.376, 0.667, 0.961 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.465, 0.937, 0.376 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color30.2°, 88.2%, 33.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color30.2°, 93.7%, 62.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color17.601, 13.890, 2.041 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color157, 159, 10 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10441994 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color44.074, 26.055, 50.453 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)44.074, 56.783, 62.687 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color44.074, 60.472, 40.297 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color37.269, 19.081, 22.842 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.525, 0.414, 13.890 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288632074 / 0xff9f550a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#996600 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #9f550a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #9f550a, its pure hue is 30.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 88.2%, and its lightness is 33.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #9f550a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #140b01 to #8b4a09.

Tints of #9f550a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #9f550a, its pure hue is 30.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 88.2%, and its lightness is 33.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #9f550a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ab6a29 to #f3eae0.

Tones of #9f550a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #9f550a, its pure hue is 30.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 88.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #9f550a, which range from #555555 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #a95500 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #9f550a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #9f550a! For #9f550a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #9f550a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #9f550a

This color, #9f550a, consists of 62.4% Red, 33.3% Green, and 3.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 159, Green = 85, Blue = 10. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #9f550a is 0% Cyan, 46.5% Magenta, 93.7% Yellow, and 37.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R62.4%
C0.0%
G33.3%
M46.5%
B3.9%
Y93.7%
K37.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 159 85 10
Octal 237 125 12
Hexa #9f #55 #0a
Binary 10011111 01010101 00001010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 46 93 37
Octal 0 56 135 45
Hexa #00 #2e #5d #25
Binary 00000000 00101110 01011101 00100101

Analogous Colors of #9f550a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #9f550a — which has hue 30.2° — its analogous colors are located at 0.2° and 60.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9f550a.

Triadic Colors of #9f550a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #9f550a — which has hue 30.2° — its triadic colors are located at 30.2° and 270.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9f550a.

Complementary Color of #9f550a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #9f550a — which has hue 30.2° — its complementary color is located at 210.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9f550a.

Split Complementary Colors of #9f550a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #9f550a — which has hue 30.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 30.2° and 240.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9f550a.

Tetradic Colors of #9f550a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #9f550a — which has hue 30.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 300.2°, 30.2°, 120.2°, and 210.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9f550a.

Monochromatic Colors of #9f550a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #9f550a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4d2a08 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f68007 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #9f550a

We want to make getting started with #9f550a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #9f550a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #9f550a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #9f550a with other HTML elements.

#9f550a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #9f550a.
<span style="color: #9f550a;">The color of this text is #9f550a.</span>

#9f550a Background Color

The background color for this text is #9f550a.
<div style="background-color: #9f550a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #9f550a.</div>

#9f550a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #9f550a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #9f550a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #9f550a.</span>

#9f550a Border Color

This is a div with border color #9f550a.
<div style="border: #9f550a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #9f550a.</div>

#9f550a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #9f550a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #9f550a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #9f550a on a white background.</div></div>

#9f550a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #9f550a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #9f550a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #9f550a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #9f550a to White

This is a gradient from #9f550a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#9f550a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#9f550a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#9f550a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#9f550a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #9f550a to white.</div>

Gradient from #9f550a to Black

This is a gradient from #9f550a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#9f550a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#9f550a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#9f550a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#9f550a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #9f550a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #9f550a

In addition to using #9f550a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #9f550a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #9f550a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 159, Green = 85, Blue = 10). If you need details about the color coordinates of #9f550a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #9f550a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(159, 85, 10)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #9f550a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #9f550a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #9f550a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(159, 85, 10);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#9f550a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:159, green:85, blue:10, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:159 green:85 blue:10 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(159f, 85f, 10f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(159, 85, 10);
 

#9f550a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #9f550a the same way. For those with color blindness, #9f550a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #9f550a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #9f550a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #9f550a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #9f550a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #9f550a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.6:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #9f550a would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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WCAG AAA
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