What color is #9B6B4E?

#9B6B4E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hazel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B6B4E?

The RGB value is 155, 107, 78: 155 red, 107 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B6B4E?

The complementary color is #4E7E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B6B4E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B6B4E color

#9B6B4E rgb(155, 107, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B6B4E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 42% green and 30.6% blue (155, 107, 78).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 33% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 50% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Hazel (#A36B4B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#9B6B4E color codes

HEX	`#9B6B4E`
RGB	`rgb(155, 107, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 42%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 33%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 50%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 50%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.54, 15.65, 23.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.54, 28.57, 56.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.151, 18.036, 9.626)`
Decimal	`10185550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B6B4E, 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 #9B6B4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B6B4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #9B6B4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b6b4e; }
.text { color: #9b6b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b6b4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 107 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b6b4e, #9b924e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9B6B4E?: #9B6B4E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hazel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B6B4E?: The RGB value is 155, 107, 78: 155 red, 107 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B6B4E?: The complementary color is #4E7E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B6B4E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.