What color is #9B734C?

#9B734C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Guinea Pig. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B734C?

The RGB value is 155, 115, 76: 155 red, 115 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B734C?

The complementary color is #4C749B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B734C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B734C color

#9B734C rgb(155, 115, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B734C is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 45.1% green and 29.8% blue (155, 115, 76).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 34% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 51% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Guinea Pig (#987652), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#9B734C color codes

HEX	`#9B734C`
RGB	`rgb(155, 115, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 45.1%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 34%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 51%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 51%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.56, 10.86, 27.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.56, 29.69, 68.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.954, 19.753, 9.545)`
Decimal	`10187596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B734C, 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 #9B734C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B734C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #9B734C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b734c; }
.text { color: #9b734c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b734c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 115 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b734c, #9b9b4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9B734C?: #9B734C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Guinea Pig. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B734C?: The RGB value is 155, 115, 76: 155 red, 115 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B734C?: The complementary color is #4C749B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B734C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.