What color is #9B783E?

#9B783E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pyramid. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B783E?

The RGB value is 155, 120, 62: 155 red, 120 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B783E?

The complementary color is #3E619B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B783E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B783E color

#9B783E rgb(155, 120, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B783E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 47.1% green and 24.3% blue (155, 120, 62).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 43% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 60% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Pyramid (#9F7D4F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#9B783E color codes

HEX	`#9B783E`
RGB	`rgb(155, 120, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 47.1%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 43%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 60%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 60%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.68, 6.76, 36.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.68, 37.22, 79.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.105, 20.751, 7.45)`
Decimal	`10188862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B783E, 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 #9B783E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B783E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #9B783E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b783e; }
.text { color: #9b783e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b783e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 120 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b783e, #8f9b3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #9B783E?: #9B783E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pyramid. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B783E?: The RGB value is 155, 120, 62: 155 red, 120 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B783E?: The complementary color is #3E619B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B783E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.