What color is #9B8A72?

#9B8A72 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8A72?

The RGB value is 155, 138, 114: 155 red, 138 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8A72?

The complementary color is #72839B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8A72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8A72 color

#9B8A72 rgb(155, 138, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B8A72 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 54.1% green and 44.7% blue (155, 138, 114).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 26% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#9B8A72 color codes

HEX	`#9B8A72`
RGB	`rgb(155, 138, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 54.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 26%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.38, 2.49, 15.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.38, 15.41, 80.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.643, 26.361, 19.654)`
Decimal	`10193522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8A72, 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 #9B8A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #9B8A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8a72; }
.text { color: #9b8a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 138 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8a72, #989b72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9B8A72?: #9B8A72 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8A72?: The RGB value is 155, 138, 114: 155 red, 138 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8A72?: The complementary color is #72839B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8A72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.