What color is #9C3A00?

#9C3A00 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Muddy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C3A00?

The RGB value is 156, 58, 0: 156 red, 58 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C3A00?

The complementary color is #00629C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C3A00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C3A00 color

#9C3A00 rgb(156, 58, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9C3A00 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 22.7% green and 0% blue (156, 58, 0).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 100% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 100% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Muddy (#A13905), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#9C3A00 color codes

HEX	`#9C3A00`
RGB	`rgb(156, 58, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 22.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 100%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 100%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 100%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.01, 38.72, 49.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.01, 62.68, 51.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.225, 10.096, 1.147)`
Decimal	`10238464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C3A00, 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 #9C3A00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9C3A00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	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 #9C3A00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c3a00; }
.text { color: #9c3a00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c3a00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 58 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c3a00, #9c8800); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Saddle Brown.

Questions

What color is #9C3A00?: #9C3A00 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Muddy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C3A00?: The RGB value is 156, 58, 0: 156 red, 58 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C3A00?: The complementary color is #00629C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C3A00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.