What color is #9B8364?

#9B8364 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tahini Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8364?

The RGB value is 155, 131, 100: 155 red, 131 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8364?

The complementary color is #647C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8364?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8364 color

#9B8364 rgb(155, 131, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B8364 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 51.4% green and 39.2% blue (155, 131, 100).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 22% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 35% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Tahini Brown (#9B856B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#9B8364 color codes

HEX	`#9B8364`
RGB	`rgb(155, 131, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 51.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 22%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 35%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.21, 4.49, 20.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.21, 20.68, 77.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.935, 24.122, 15.449)`
Decimal	`10191716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8364, 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 #9B8364	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8364 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #9B8364 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8364; }
.text { color: #9b8364; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8364; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 131 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8364, #989b64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9B8364?: #9B8364 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tahini Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8364?: The RGB value is 155, 131, 100: 155 red, 131 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8364?: The complementary color is #647C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8364?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.