What color is #9B796D?

#9B796D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B796D?

The RGB value is 155, 121, 109: 155 red, 121 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B796D?

The complementary color is #6D8F9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B796D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B796D color

#9B796D rgb(155, 121, 109)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B796D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 47.5% green and 42.7% blue (155, 121, 109).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 30% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Woodhaven (#9E7B6C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#9B796D color codes

HEX	`#9B796D`
RGB	`rgb(155, 121, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 47.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 30%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 30%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.76, 11.41, 11.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.76, 16.31, 45.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.116, 21.749, 17.445)`
Decimal	`10189165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B796D, 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 #9B796D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B796D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #9B796D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b796d; }
.text { color: #9b796d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b796d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 121 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b796d, #9b906d); }

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Questions

What color is #9B796D?: #9B796D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B796D?: The RGB value is 155, 121, 109: 155 red, 121 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B796D?: The complementary color is #6D8F9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B796D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.