What color is #9B5227?

#9B5227 is a moderate orange known as Panela. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Panela?

The RGB value is 155, 82, 39: 155 red, 82 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Panela?

The complementary color is #27709B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B5227?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Panela color: hex code #9B5227

#9B5227 rgb(155, 82, 39)

Shades of brown

Panela has the hex code #9B5227. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 32.2% green and 15.3% blue (155, 82, 39).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 60% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 75% yellow and 39% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

Panela (#9B5227) color codes

HEX	`#9B5227`
RGB	`rgb(155, 82, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 32.2%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 60%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 75%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 75%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.99, 26.9, 37.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.99, 46.32, 54.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.903, 13.152, 3.567)`
Decimal	`10179111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Panela, 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 #9B5227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B5227 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #9B5227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b5227; }
.text { color: #9b5227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b5227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 82 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b5227, #9b8c27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #9B5227 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9B5227?: #9B5227 is a moderate orange known as Panela. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Panela?: The RGB value is 155, 82, 39: 155 red, 82 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Panela?: The complementary color is #27709B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B5227?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.