What color is #9C8175?

#9C8175 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8175?

The RGB value is 156, 129, 117: 156 red, 129 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8175?

The complementary color is #75909C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8175?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8175 color

#9C8175 rgb(156, 129, 117)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9C8175 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 50.6% green and 45.9% blue (156, 129, 117).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 25% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#9C8175 color codes

HEX	`#9C8175`
RGB	`rgb(156, 129, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 50.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 25%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 25%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.14, 8.43, 10.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.14, 13.37, 50.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.772, 24.054, 20.164)`
Decimal	`10256757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8175, 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 #9C8175	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8175 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #9C8175 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8175; }
.text { color: #9c8175; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8175; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 129 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8175, #9c9475); }

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Questions

What color is #9C8175?: #9C8175 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8175?: The RGB value is 156, 129, 117: 156 red, 129 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8175?: The complementary color is #75909C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8175?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.