What color is #9B874C?

#9B874C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B874C?

The RGB value is 155, 135, 76: 155 red, 135 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B874C?

The complementary color is #4C609B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B874C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B874C color

#9B874C rgb(155, 135, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B874C is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 52.9% green and 29.8% blue (155, 135, 76).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 34% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 51% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Wasteland (#9C8855), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#9B874C color codes

HEX	`#9B874C`
RGB	`rgb(155, 135, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 52.9%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 34%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 51%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 51%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.9, -0.46, 34.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.9, 34.3, 90.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.487, 24.819, 10.39)`
Decimal	`10192716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B874C, 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 #9B874C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B874C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #9B874C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b874c; }
.text { color: #9b874c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b874c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 135 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b874c, #879b4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #9B874C?: #9B874C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B874C?: The RGB value is 155, 135, 76: 155 red, 135 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B874C?: The complementary color is #4C609B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B874C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.