What color is #9B8678?

#9B8678 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8678?

The RGB value is 155, 134, 120: 155 red, 134 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8678?

The complementary color is #788D9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8678?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8678 color

#9B8678 rgb(155, 134, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B8678 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 52.5% green and 47.1% blue (155, 134, 120).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 23% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#9B8678 color codes

HEX	`#9B8678`
RGB	`rgb(155, 134, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 52.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 23%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 23%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.44, 5.65, 10.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.44, 11.9, 61.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.433, 25.376, 21.324)`
Decimal	`10192504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8678, 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 #9B8678	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8678 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #9B8678 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8678; }
.text { color: #9b8678; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8678; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 134 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8678, #9b9878); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9B8678?: #9B8678 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8678?: The RGB value is 155, 134, 120: 155 red, 134 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8678?: The complementary color is #788D9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8678?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.