What color is #9A8776?

#9A8776 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A8776?

The RGB value is 154, 135, 118: 154 red, 135 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8776?

The complementary color is #76899A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8776?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8776 color

#9A8776 rgb(154, 135, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A8776 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 52.9% green and 46.3% blue (154, 135, 118).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 23% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#9A8776 color codes

HEX	`#9A8776`
RGB	`rgb(154, 135, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 52.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 23%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.57, 4.37, 11.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.57, 12.57, 69.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.261, 25.507, 20.729)`
Decimal	`10127222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8776, 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 #9A8776	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8776 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #9A8776 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8776; }
.text { color: #9a8776; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8776; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 135 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8776, #9a9976); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9A8776?: #9A8776 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A8776?: The RGB value is 154, 135, 118: 154 red, 135 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8776?: The complementary color is #76899A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8776?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.