What color is #9B7B76?

#9B7B76 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B7B76?

The RGB value is 155, 123, 118: 155 red, 123 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B7B76?

The complementary color is #76969B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B7B76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B7B76 color

#9B7B76 rgb(155, 123, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B7B76 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 48.2% green and 46.3% blue (155, 123, 118).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 24% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#9B7B76 color codes

HEX	`#9B7B76`
RGB	`rgb(155, 123, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 48.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 24%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 24%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.49, 11.61, 7.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.49, 13.79, 32.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.871, 22.443, 20.211)`
Decimal	`10189686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B7B76, 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 #9B7B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B7B76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #9B7B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b7b76; }
.text { color: #9b7b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b7b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 123 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b7b76, #9b8e76); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B7B76?: #9B7B76 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B7B76?: The RGB value is 155, 123, 118: 155 red, 123 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B7B76?: The complementary color is #76969B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B7B76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.