What color is #9B7B6A?

#9B7B6A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B7B6A?

The RGB value is 155, 123, 106: 155 red, 123 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B7B6A?

The complementary color is #6A8A9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B7B6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B7B6A color

#9B7B6A rgb(155, 123, 106)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B7B6A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 48.2% green and 41.6% blue (155, 123, 106).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 32% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#9B7B6A color codes

HEX	`#9B7B6A`
RGB	`rgb(155, 123, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 48.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 32%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 32%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.21, 9.85, 14.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.21, 17.13, 54.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.203, 22.176, 16.691)`
Decimal	`10189674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B7B6A, 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 #9B7B6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B7B6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #9B7B6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b7b6a; }
.text { color: #9b7b6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b7b6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 123 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b7b6a, #9b936a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9B7B6A?: #9B7B6A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B7B6A?: The RGB value is 155, 123, 106: 155 red, 123 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B7B6A?: The complementary color is #6A8A9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B7B6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.