What color is #9B8877?

#9B8877 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8877?

The RGB value is 155, 136, 119: 155 red, 136 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8877?

The complementary color is #778A9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8877?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8877 color

#9B8877 rgb(155, 136, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B8877 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 53.3% green and 46.7% blue (155, 136, 119).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 23% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#9B8877 color codes

HEX	`#9B8877`
RGB	`rgb(155, 136, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 53.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 23%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 23%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.95, 4.36, 11.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.95, 12.55, 69.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.652, 25.91, 21.099)`
Decimal	`10193015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8877, 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 #9B8877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8877 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #9B8877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8877; }
.text { color: #9b8877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 136 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8877, #9b9a77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9B8877?: #9B8877 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8877?: The RGB value is 155, 136, 119: 155 red, 136 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8877?: The complementary color is #778A9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8877?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.