What color is #9A877A?

#9A877A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A877A?

The RGB value is 154, 135, 122: 154 red, 135 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A877A?

The complementary color is #7A8D9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A877A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A877A color

#9A877A rgb(154, 135, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A877A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 52.9% green and 47.8% blue (154, 135, 122).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 21% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#9A877A color codes

HEX	`#9A877A`
RGB	`rgb(154, 135, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 52.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 21%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.66, 5, 9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.66, 10.85, 62.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.503, 25.604, 22.007)`
Decimal	`10127226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A877A, 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 #9A877A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A877A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #9A877A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a877a; }
.text { color: #9a877a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a877a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 135 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a877a, #9a977a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9A877A?: #9A877A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A877A?: The RGB value is 154, 135, 122: 154 red, 135 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A877A?: The complementary color is #7A8D9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A877A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.