What color is #9B695C?

#9B695C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B695C?

The RGB value is 155, 105, 92: 155 red, 105 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B695C?

The complementary color is #5C8E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B695C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B695C color

#9B695C rgb(155, 105, 92)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B695C is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 41.2% green and 36.1% blue (155, 105, 92).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 26% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 41% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#9B695C color codes

HEX	`#9B695C`
RGB	`rgb(155, 105, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 41.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 26%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 41%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 41%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.31, 18.36, 15.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.31, 23.98, 40.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.502, 17.846, 12.488)`
Decimal	`10185052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B695C, 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 #9B695C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B695C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #9B695C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b695c; }
.text { color: #9b695c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b695c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 105 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b695c, #9b895c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9B695C?: #9B695C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B695C?: The RGB value is 155, 105, 92: 155 red, 105 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B695C?: The complementary color is #5C8E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B695C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.