What color is #9B8D73?

#9B8D73 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8D73?

The RGB value is 155, 141, 115: 155 red, 141 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8D73?

The complementary color is #73819B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8D73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8D73 color

#9B8D73 rgb(155, 141, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B8D73 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 55.3% green and 45.1% blue (155, 141, 115).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 26% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#9B8D73 color codes

HEX	`#9B8D73`
RGB	`rgb(155, 141, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 55.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 26%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.21, 0.96, 15.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.21, 15.82, 86.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.137, 27.257, 20.101)`
Decimal	`10194291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8D73, 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 #9B8D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #9B8D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8d73; }
.text { color: #9b8d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 141 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8d73, #959b73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9B8D73?: #9B8D73 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8D73?: The RGB value is 155, 141, 115: 155 red, 141 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8D73?: The complementary color is #73819B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8D73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.