What color is #9B7462?

#9B7462 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B7462?

The RGB value is 155, 116, 98: 155 red, 116 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B7462?

The complementary color is #62899B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B7462?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B7462 color

#9B7462 rgb(155, 116, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B7462 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 45.5% green and 38.4% blue (155, 116, 98).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 23% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 37% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#9B7462 color codes

HEX	`#9B7462`
RGB	`rgb(155, 116, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 45.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 23%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 37%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 37%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.22, 12.79, 15.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.22, 20.41, 51.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.968, 20.342, 14.322)`
Decimal	`10187874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B7462, 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 #9B7462	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B7462 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #9B7462 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b7462; }
.text { color: #9b7462; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b7462; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 116 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b7462, #9b9062); }

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Questions

What color is #9B7462?: #9B7462 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B7462?: The RGB value is 155, 116, 98: 155 red, 116 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B7462?: The complementary color is #62899B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B7462?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.