What color is #9B582B?

#9B582B is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Indochine. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B582B?

The RGB value is 155, 88, 43: 155 red, 88 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B582B?

The complementary color is #2B6E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B582B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B582B color

#9B582B rgb(155, 88, 43)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B582B is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 34.5% green and 16.9% blue (155, 88, 43).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 57% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 72% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Indochine (#9C5B34), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#9B582B color codes

HEX	`#9B582B`
RGB	`rgb(155, 88, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 34.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 57%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 72%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 72%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.41, 23.76, 37.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.41, 44.11, 57.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.445, 14.124, 4.093)`
Decimal	`10180651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B582B, 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 #9B582B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B582B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	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 #9B582B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b582b; }
.text { color: #9b582b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b582b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 88 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b582b, #9b902b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #9B582B?: #9B582B is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Indochine. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B582B?: The RGB value is 155, 88, 43: 155 red, 88 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B582B?: The complementary color is #2B6E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B582B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.