What color is #9A7C65?

#9A7C65 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Whisky Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A7C65?

The RGB value is 154, 124, 101: 154 red, 124 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A7C65?

The complementary color is #65839A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A7C65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A7C65 color

#9A7C65 rgb(154, 124, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9A7C65 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 48.6% green and 39.6% blue (154, 124, 101).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 34% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Whisky Barrel (#96745B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#9A7C65 color codes

HEX	`#9A7C65`
RGB	`rgb(154, 124, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 48.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 34%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 34%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.27, 8.18, 16.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.27, 18.83, 64.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.884, 22.226, 15.394)`
Decimal	`10124389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A7C65, 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 #9A7C65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A7C65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #9A7C65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a7c65; }
.text { color: #9a7c65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a7c65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 124 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a7c65, #9a9765); }

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Questions

What color is #9A7C65?: #9A7C65 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Whisky Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A7C65?: The RGB value is 154, 124, 101: 154 red, 124 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A7C65?: The complementary color is #65839A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A7C65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.