What color is #9B856F?

#9B856F 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 #9B856F?

The RGB value is 155, 133, 111: 155 red, 133 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B856F?

The complementary color is #6F859B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B856F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B856F color

#9B856F rgb(155, 133, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B856F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 52.2% green and 43.5% blue (155, 133, 111).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 18% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 28% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Tahini Brown (#9B856B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#9B856F color codes

HEX	`#9B856F`
RGB	`rgb(155, 133, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 52.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 18%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 28%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 28%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.97, 4.87, 14.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.97, 15.74, 71.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.775, 24.892, 18.535)`
Decimal	`10192239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B856F, 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 #9B856F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B856F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #9B856F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b856f; }
.text { color: #9b856f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b856f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 133 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b856f, #9b9b6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9B856F?: #9B856F 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 #9B856F?: The RGB value is 155, 133, 111: 155 red, 133 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B856F?: The complementary color is #6F859B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B856F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.