What color is #9B8566?

#9B8566 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 #9B8566?

The RGB value is 155, 133, 102: 155 red, 133 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8566?

The complementary color is #667C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8566?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8566 color

#9B8566 rgb(155, 133, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B8566 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 52.2% green and 40% blue (155, 133, 102).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 34% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Tahini Brown (#9B856B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#9B8566 color codes

HEX	`#9B8566`
RGB	`rgb(155, 133, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 52.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 34%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 34%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.79, 3.63, 19.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.79, 20.16, 79.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.304, 24.704, 16.056)`
Decimal	`10192230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8566, 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 #9B8566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #9B8566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8566; }
.text { color: #9b8566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 133 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8566, #969b66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9B8566?: #9B8566 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 #9B8566?: The RGB value is 155, 133, 102: 155 red, 133 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8566?: The complementary color is #667C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8566?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.