What color is #9A7966?

#9A7966 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A7966?

The RGB value is 154, 121, 102: 154 red, 121 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A7966?

The complementary color is #66879A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A7966?

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

#9A7966 color

#9A7966 rgb(154, 121, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9A7966 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 47.5% green and 40% blue (154, 121, 102).

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

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#9A7966 color codes

HEX	`#9A7966`
RGB	`rgb(154, 121, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 47.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 34%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 34%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.5, 10.03, 15.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.5, 18.32, 56.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.563, 21.505, 15.53)`
Decimal	`10123622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A7966, 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 #9A7966	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A7966 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #9A7966 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a7966; }
.text { color: #9a7966; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a7966; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 121 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a7966, #9a9366); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A7966?: #9A7966 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A7966?: The RGB value is 154, 121, 102: 154 red, 121 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A7966?: The complementary color is #66879A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A7966?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.