What color is #9C6358?

#9C6358 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chutney. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C6358?

The RGB value is 156, 99, 88: 156 red, 99 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C6358?

The complementary color is #58919C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C6358?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C6358 color

#9C6358 rgb(156, 99, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9C6358 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 38.8% green and 34.5% blue (156, 99, 88).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 28% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 44% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Chutney (#9F5E4E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#9C6358 color codes

HEX	`#9C6358`
RGB	`rgb(156, 99, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 38.8%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 28%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 44%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 44%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.88, 21.74, 15.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.88, 26.91, 36.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.935, 16.698, 11.404)`
Decimal	`10249048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C6358, 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 #9C6358	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9C6358 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #9C6358 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c6358; }
.text { color: #9c6358; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c6358; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 99 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c6358, #9c8558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #9C6358?: #9C6358 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chutney. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C6358?: The RGB value is 156, 99, 88: 156 red, 99 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C6358?: The complementary color is #58919C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C6358?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.