What color is #9C807A?

#9C807A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C807A?

The RGB value is 156, 128, 122: 156 red, 128 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C807A?

The complementary color is #7A969C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C807A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C807A color

#9C807A rgb(156, 128, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C807A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 50.2% green and 47.8% blue (156, 128, 122).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 22% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#9C807A color codes

HEX	`#9C807A`
RGB	`rgb(156, 128, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 50.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 22%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 22%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56, 9.77, 7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56, 12.19, 36.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.942, 23.912, 21.71)`
Decimal	`10256506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C807A, 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 #9C807A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C807A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #9C807A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c807a; }
.text { color: #9c807a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c807a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 128 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c807a, #9c917a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C807A?: #9C807A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C807A?: The RGB value is 156, 128, 122: 156 red, 128 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C807A?: The complementary color is #7A969C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C807A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.