What color is #9C8066?

#9C8066 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mulled Cider. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8066?

The RGB value is 156, 128, 102: 156 red, 128 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8066?

The complementary color is #66829C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8066?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8066 color

#9C8066 rgb(156, 128, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9C8066 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 50.2% green and 40% blue (156, 128, 102).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 35% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Mulled Cider (#A18162), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#9C8066 color codes

HEX	`#9C8066`
RGB	`rgb(156, 128, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 50.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 35%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.55, 6.87, 18.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.55, 19.43, 69.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.828, 23.467, 15.842)`
Decimal	`10256486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8066, 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 #9C8066	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8066 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #9C8066 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8066; }
.text { color: #9c8066; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8066; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 128 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8066, #9c9b66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9C8066?: #9C8066 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mulled Cider. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8066?: The RGB value is 156, 128, 102: 156 red, 128 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8066?: The complementary color is #66829C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8066?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.