What color is #9C5B34?

#9C5B34 is a moderate orange known as Indochine. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Indochine?

The RGB value is 156, 91, 52: 156 red, 91 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Indochine?

The complementary color is #34759C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C5B34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Indochine color: hex code #9C5B34

#9C5B34 rgb(156, 91, 52)

Shades of brown

Indochine has the hex code #9C5B34. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 35.7% green and 20.4% blue (156, 91, 52).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 50% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 67% yellow and 39% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

Indochine (#9C5B34) color codes

HEX	`#9C5B34`
RGB	`rgb(156, 91, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 35.7%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 50%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 67%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 67%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.36, 23.04, 33.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.36, 40.62, 55.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.073, 14.8, 5.153)`
Decimal	`10246964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Indochine, 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 #9C5B34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9C5B34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #9C5B34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c5b34; }
.text { color: #9c5b34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c5b34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 91 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c5b34, #9c8f34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #9C5B34 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9C5B34?: #9C5B34 is a moderate orange known as Indochine. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Indochine?: The RGB value is 156, 91, 52: 156 red, 91 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Indochine?: The complementary color is #34759C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C5B34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.