What color is #9C705C?

#9C705C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C705C?

The RGB value is 156, 112, 92: 156 red, 112 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C705C?

The complementary color is #5C889C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C705C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C705C color

#9C705C rgb(156, 112, 92)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9C705C is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 43.9% green and 36.1% blue (156, 112, 92).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 26% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 41% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#9C705C color codes

HEX	`#9C705C`
RGB	`rgb(156, 112, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 43.9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 26%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 41%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 41%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.19, 14.76, 18.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.19, 23.28, 50.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.437, 19.43, 12.744)`
Decimal	`10252380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C705C, 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 #9C705C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C705C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #9C705C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c705c; }
.text { color: #9c705c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c705c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 112 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c705c, #9c905c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9C705C?: #9C705C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C705C?: The RGB value is 156, 112, 92: 156 red, 112 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C705C?: The complementary color is #5C889C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C705C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.