What color is #9A8C67?

#9A8C67 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A8C67?

The RGB value is 154, 140, 103: 154 red, 140 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8C67?

The complementary color is #67759A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8C67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8C67 color

#9A8C67 rgb(154, 140, 103)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9A8C67 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 54.9% green and 40.4% blue (154, 140, 103).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 33% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#9A8C67 color codes

HEX	`#9A8C67`
RGB	`rgb(154, 140, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 54.9%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 33%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 33%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.61, -0.57, 21.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.61, 21.71, 91.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.153, 26.606, 16.64)`
Decimal	`10128487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8C67, 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 #9A8C67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8C67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #9A8C67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8c67; }
.text { color: #9a8c67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8c67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 140 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8c67, #8e9a67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #9A8C67?: #9A8C67 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A8C67?: The RGB value is 154, 140, 103: 154 red, 140 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8C67?: The complementary color is #67759A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8C67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.