What color is #9A6840?

#9A6840 is a desaturated orange known as Frappé au Chocolat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Frappé au Chocolat?

The RGB value is 154, 104, 64: 154 red, 104 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Frappé au Chocolat?

The complementary color is #40729A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A6840?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Frappé au Chocolat color: hex code #9A6840

#9A6840 rgb(154, 104, 64)

Shades of brown

Frappé au Chocolat has the hex code #9A6840. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 40.8% green and 25.1% blue (154, 104, 64).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 41% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 58% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

Frappé au Chocolat (#9A6840) color codes

HEX	`#9A6840`
RGB	`rgb(154, 104, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 40.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 41%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 58%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 58%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.44, 15.64, 30.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.44, 34.21, 62.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.203, 17.142, 7.147)`
Decimal	`10119232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Frappé au Chocolat, 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 #9A6840	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9A6840 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	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 #9A6840 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a6840; }
.text { color: #9a6840; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a6840; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 104 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a6840, #9a9540); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

See #9A6840 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9A6840?: #9A6840 is a desaturated orange known as Frappé au Chocolat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Frappé au Chocolat?: The RGB value is 154, 104, 64: 154 red, 104 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Frappé au Chocolat?: The complementary color is #40729A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A6840?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.