What color is #9C8166?

#9C8166 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 #9C8166?

The RGB value is 156, 129, 102: 156 red, 129 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8166?

The complementary color is #66819C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8166?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8166 color

#9C8166 rgb(156, 129, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9C8166 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 50.6% green and 40% blue (156, 129, 102).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% 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 5.75:1).

#9C8166 color codes

HEX	`#9C8166`
RGB	`rgb(156, 129, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 50.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 35%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.82, 6.3, 18.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.82, 19.57, 71.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.959, 23.729, 15.886)`
Decimal	`10256742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8166, 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 #9C8166	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8166 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #9C8166 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8166; }
.text { color: #9c8166; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8166; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 129 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8166, #9c9c66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9C8166?: #9C8166 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 #9C8166?: The RGB value is 156, 129, 102: 156 red, 129 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8166?: The complementary color is #66819C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8166?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.