What color is #9C7E77?

#9C7E77 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C7E77?

The RGB value is 156, 126, 119: 156 red, 126 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C7E77?

The complementary color is #77959C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C7E77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C7E77 color

#9C7E77 rgb(156, 126, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9C7E77 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 49.4% green and 46.7% blue (156, 126, 119).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 24% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#9C7E77 color codes

HEX	`#9C7E77`
RGB	`rgb(156, 126, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 49.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 24%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 24%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.4, 10.44, 8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.4, 13.27, 38.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.501, 23.323, 20.66)`
Decimal	`10255991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C7E77, 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 #9C7E77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C7E77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #9C7E77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c7e77; }
.text { color: #9c7e77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c7e77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 126 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c7e77, #9c9177); }

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Questions

What color is #9C7E77?: #9C7E77 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C7E77?: The RGB value is 156, 126, 119: 156 red, 126 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C7E77?: The complementary color is #77959C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C7E77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.