What color is #9B351B?

#9B351B is a dark, moderate red known as Spill the Beans. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Spill the Beans?

The RGB value is 155, 53, 27: 155 red, 53 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Spill the Beans?

The complementary color is #1B819B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B351B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Spill the Beans color: hex code #9B351B

#9B351B rgb(155, 53, 27)

Shades of brown

Spill the Beans has the hex code #9B351B. It is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 20.8% green and 10.6% blue (155, 53, 27).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 70% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 83% yellow and 39% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

Spill the Beans (#9B351B) color codes

HEX	`#9B351B`
RGB	`rgb(155, 53, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 20.8%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 70%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 83%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 83%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.11, 41.23, 37.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.11, 56.03, 42.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.99, 9.596, 2.1)`
Decimal	`10171675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Spill the Beans, 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 #9B351B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9B351B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #9B351B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b351b; }
.text { color: #9b351b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b351b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 53 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b351b, #9b751b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

See #9B351B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9B351B?: #9B351B is a dark, moderate red known as Spill the Beans. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Spill the Beans?: The RGB value is 155, 53, 27: 155 red, 53 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Spill the Beans?: The complementary color is #1B819B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B351B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.