What color is #9C7850?

#9C7850 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Guinea Pig. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C7850?

The RGB value is 156, 120, 80: 156 red, 120 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C7850?

The complementary color is #50749C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C7850?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C7850 color

#9C7850 rgb(156, 120, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9C7850 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 47.1% green and 31.4% blue (156, 120, 80).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 32% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 49% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Guinea Pig (#987652), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#9C7850 color codes

HEX	`#9C7850`
RGB	`rgb(156, 120, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 47.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 32%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 49%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 49%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.04, 8.84, 27.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.04, 28.7, 72.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.876, 21.081, 10.505)`
Decimal	`10254416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C7850, 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 #9C7850	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C7850 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #9C7850 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c7850; }
.text { color: #9c7850; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c7850; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 120 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c7850, #9a9c50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9C7850?: #9C7850 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Guinea Pig. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C7850?: The RGB value is 156, 120, 80: 156 red, 120 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C7850?: The complementary color is #50749C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C7850?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.