What color is #9B6F2F?

#9B6F2F is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Olivia. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B6F2F?

The RGB value is 155, 111, 47: 155 red, 111 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B6F2F?

The complementary color is #2F5B9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B6F2F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B6F2F color

#9B6F2F rgb(155, 111, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B6F2F is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 43.5% green and 18.4% blue (155, 111, 47).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 53% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 70% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Olivia (#996622), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#9B6F2F color codes

HEX	`#9B6F2F`
RGB	`rgb(155, 111, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 43.5%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 53%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 70%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 70%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.15, 10.85, 41.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.15, 42.75, 75.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.716, 18.544, 5.23)`
Decimal	`10186543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B6F2F, 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 #9B6F2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B6F2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #9B6F2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b6f2f; }
.text { color: #9b6f2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b6f2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 111 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b6f2f, #919b2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #9B6F2F?: #9B6F2F is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Olivia. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B6F2F?: The RGB value is 155, 111, 47: 155 red, 111 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B6F2F?: The complementary color is #2F5B9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B6F2F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.