What color is #9B5D00?

#9B5D00 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Embarrassed Frog. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B5D00?

The RGB value is 155, 93, 0: 155 red, 93 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B5D00?

The complementary color is #003E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B5D00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B5D00 color

#9B5D00 rgb(155, 93, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B5D00 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 36.5% green and 0% blue (155, 93, 0).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 100% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Embarrassed Frog (#996611), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#9B5D00 color codes

HEX	`#9B5D00`
RGB	`rgb(155, 93, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 36.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 100%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 100%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.36, 19.61, 53.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.36, 57.04, 69.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.434, 14.799, 1.938)`
Decimal	`10181888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B5D00, 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 #9B5D00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B5D00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #9B5D00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b5d00; }
.text { color: #9b5d00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b5d00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 93 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b5d00, #8b9b00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brown.

Questions

What color is #9B5D00?: #9B5D00 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Embarrassed Frog. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B5D00?: The RGB value is 155, 93, 0: 155 red, 93 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B5D00?: The complementary color is #003E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B5D00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.