What color is #9B7169?

#9B7169 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B7169?

The RGB value is 155, 113, 105: 155 red, 113 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B7169?

The complementary color is #69939B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B7169?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B7169 color

#9B7169 rgb(155, 113, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B7169 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 44.3% green and 41.2% blue (155, 113, 105).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 32% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#9B7169 color codes

HEX	`#9B7169`
RGB	`rgb(155, 113, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 44.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 32%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 32%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.61, 15.45, 10.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.61, 18.95, 35.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.973, 19.8, 16.026)`
Decimal	`10187113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B7169, 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 #9B7169	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B7169 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #9B7169 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b7169; }
.text { color: #9b7169; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b7169; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 113 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b7169, #9b8a69); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B7169?: #9B7169 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B7169?: The RGB value is 155, 113, 105: 155 red, 113 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B7169?: The complementary color is #69939B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B7169?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.