What color is #9B7A60?

#9B7A60 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 #9B7A60?

The RGB value is 155, 122, 96: 155 red, 122 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B7A60?

The complementary color is #60819B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B7A60?

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.

#9B7A60 color

#9B7A60 rgb(155, 122, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B7A60 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 47.8% green and 37.6% blue (155, 122, 96).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 24% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 38% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Whisky Barrel (#96745B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9B7A60 color codes

HEX	`#9B7A60`
RGB	`rgb(155, 122, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 47.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 24%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 38%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 38%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.74, 9.1, 19.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.74, 21.19, 64.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.589, 21.733, 14.069)`
Decimal	`10189408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B7A60, 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 #9B7A60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B7A60 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 #9B7A60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b7a60; }
.text { color: #9b7a60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b7a60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 122 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b7a60, #9b9860); }

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Questions

What color is #9B7A60?: #9B7A60 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 #9B7A60?: The RGB value is 155, 122, 96: 155 red, 122 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B7A60?: The complementary color is #60819B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B7A60?: 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.