What color is #9B795E?

#9B795E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Whisky Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B795E?

The RGB value is 155, 121, 94: 155 red, 121 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B795E?

The complementary color is #5E809B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B795E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B795E color

#9B795E rgb(155, 121, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B795E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 47.5% green and 36.9% blue (155, 121, 94).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 24% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 39% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Whisky Barrel (#96745B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#9B795E color codes

HEX	`#9B795E`
RGB	`rgb(155, 121, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 47.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 24%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 39%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 39%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.44, 9.42, 19.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.44, 21.99, 64.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.376, 21.453, 13.55)`
Decimal	`10189150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B795E, 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 #9B795E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B795E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #9B795E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b795e; }
.text { color: #9b795e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b795e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 121 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b795e, #9b975e); }

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Questions

What color is #9B795E?: #9B795E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Whisky Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B795E?: The RGB value is 155, 121, 94: 155 red, 121 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B795E?: The complementary color is #5E809B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B795E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.