What color is #9A7866?

#9A7866 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A7866?

The RGB value is 154, 120, 102: 154 red, 120 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A7866?

The complementary color is #66889A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A7866?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A7866 color

#9A7866 rgb(154, 120, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9A7866 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 47.1% green and 40% blue (154, 120, 102).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 34% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#9A7866 color codes

HEX	`#9A7866`
RGB	`rgb(154, 120, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 47.1%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 34%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 34%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.24, 10.6, 14.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.24, 18.34, 54.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.442, 21.263, 15.49)`
Decimal	`10123366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A7866, 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 #9A7866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A7866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #9A7866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a7866; }
.text { color: #9a7866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a7866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 120 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a7866, #9a9266); }

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Questions

What color is #9A7866?: #9A7866 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A7866?: The RGB value is 154, 120, 102: 154 red, 120 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A7866?: The complementary color is #66889A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A7866?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.