What color is #9B856B?

#9B856B is a grayish orange known as Tahini Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tahini Brown?

The RGB value is 155, 133, 107: 155 red, 133 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tahini Brown?

The complementary color is #6B819B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B856B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tahini Brown color: hex code #9B856B

#9B856B rgb(155, 133, 107)

Shades of brown

Tahini Brown has the hex code #9B856B. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 52.2% green and 42% blue (155, 133, 107).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 31% yellow and 39% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

Tahini Brown (#9B856B) color codes

HEX	`#9B856B`
RGB	`rgb(155, 133, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 52.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 31%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 31%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.89, 4.3, 17.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.89, 17.66, 75.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.559, 24.806, 17.401)`
Decimal	`10192235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tahini Brown, 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 #9B856B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B856B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	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 #9B856B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b856b; }
.text { color: #9b856b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b856b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 133 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b856b, #999b6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

See #9B856B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9B856B?: #9B856B is a grayish orange known as Tahini Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tahini Brown?: The RGB value is 155, 133, 107: 155 red, 133 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tahini Brown?: The complementary color is #6B819B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B856B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.