What color is #9B8772?

#9B8772 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 #9B8772?

The RGB value is 155, 135, 114: 155 red, 135 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8772?

The complementary color is #72869B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8772?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8772 color

#9B8772 rgb(155, 135, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B8772 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 52.9% green and 44.7% blue (155, 135, 114).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 26% 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 6.1:1).

#9B8772 color codes

HEX	`#9B8772`
RGB	`rgb(155, 135, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 52.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 26%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.57, 4.18, 14.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.57, 14.69, 73.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.219, 25.512, 19.512)`
Decimal	`10192754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8772, 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 #9B8772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #9B8772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8772; }
.text { color: #9b8772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 135 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8772, #9b9b72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9B8772?: #9B8772 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 #9B8772?: The RGB value is 155, 135, 114: 155 red, 135 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8772?: The complementary color is #72869B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8772?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.