What color is #9C6A53?

#9C6A53 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Cacao. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C6A53?

The RGB value is 156, 106, 83: 156 red, 106 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C6A53?

The complementary color is #53859C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C6A53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C6A53 color

#9C6A53 rgb(156, 106, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9C6A53 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 41.6% green and 32.5% blue (156, 106, 83).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 31% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 47% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Hot Cacao (#A5694F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#9C6A53 color codes

HEX	`#9C6A53`
RGB	`rgb(156, 106, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 41.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 31%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 47%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 47%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.5, 17.17, 20.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.5, 27.11, 50.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.427, 18.002, 10.581)`
Decimal	`10250835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C6A53, 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 #9C6A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9C6A53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #9C6A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c6a53; }
.text { color: #9c6a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c6a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 106 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c6a53, #9c8f53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9C6A53?: #9C6A53 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Cacao. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C6A53?: The RGB value is 156, 106, 83: 156 red, 106 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C6A53?: The complementary color is #53859C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C6A53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.