What color is #9B8D74?

#9B8D74 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8D74?

The RGB value is 155, 141, 116: 155 red, 141 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8D74?

The complementary color is #74829B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8D74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8D74 color

#9B8D74 rgb(155, 141, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9B8D74 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 55.3% green and 45.5% blue (155, 141, 116).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 25% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#9B8D74 color codes

HEX	`#9B8D74`
RGB	`rgb(155, 141, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 55.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 25%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 25%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.23, 1.11, 15.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.23, 15.3, 85.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.195, 27.28, 20.405)`
Decimal	`10194292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8D74, 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 #9B8D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8D74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #9B8D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8d74; }
.text { color: #9b8d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 141 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8d74, #969b74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9B8D74?: #9B8D74 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8D74?: The RGB value is 155, 141, 116: 155 red, 141 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8D74?: The complementary color is #74829B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8D74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.