What color is #9A866E?

#9A866E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tahini Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A866E?

The RGB value is 154, 134, 110: 154 red, 134 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A866E?

The complementary color is #6E829A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A866E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A866E color

#9A866E rgb(154, 134, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9A866E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 52.5% green and 43.1% blue (154, 134, 110).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 18% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 29% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Tahini Brown (#9B856B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#9A866E color codes

HEX	`#9A866E`
RGB	`rgb(154, 134, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 52.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 18%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 29%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 29%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.12, 3.75, 15.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.12, 16.17, 76.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.666, 25.047, 18.284)`
Decimal	`10126958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A866E, 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 #9A866E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A866E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #9A866E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a866e; }
.text { color: #9a866e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a866e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 134 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a866e, #989a6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9A866E?: #9A866E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tahini Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A866E?: The RGB value is 154, 134, 110: 154 red, 134 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A866E?: The complementary color is #6E829A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A866E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.