What color is #9C7768?

#9C7768 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C7768?

The RGB value is 156, 119, 104: 156 red, 119 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C7768?

The complementary color is #688D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C7768?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C7768 color

#9C7768 rgb(156, 119, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9C7768 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 46.7% green and 40.8% blue (156, 119, 104).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 33% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Woodhaven (#9E7B6C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#9C7768 color codes

HEX	`#9C7768`
RGB	`rgb(156, 119, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 46.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 33%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 33%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.24, 12.27, 13.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.24, 18.5, 48.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.806, 21.262, 15.997)`
Decimal	`10254184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C7768, 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 #9C7768	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C7768 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #9C7768 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c7768; }
.text { color: #9c7768; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c7768; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 119 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c7768, #9c9168); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C7768?: #9C7768 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C7768?: The RGB value is 156, 119, 104: 156 red, 119 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C7768?: The complementary color is #688D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C7768?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.