What color is #9B816A?

#9B816A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B816A?

The RGB value is 155, 129, 106: 155 red, 129 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B816A?

The complementary color is #6A849B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B816A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B816A color

#9B816A rgb(155, 129, 106)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B816A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 50.6% green and 41.6% blue (155, 129, 106).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 32% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Gazelle (#947E68), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#9B816A color codes

HEX	`#9B816A`
RGB	`rgb(155, 129, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 50.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 32%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 32%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.8, 6.43, 16.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.8, 17.43, 68.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.97, 23.711, 16.947)`
Decimal	`10191210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B816A, 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 #9B816A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B816A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #9B816A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b816a; }
.text { color: #9b816a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b816a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 129 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b816a, #9b9a6a); }

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Questions

What color is #9B816A?: #9B816A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B816A?: The RGB value is 155, 129, 106: 155 red, 129 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B816A?: The complementary color is #6A849B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B816A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.