What color is #9C8274?

#9C8274 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8274?

The RGB value is 156, 130, 116: 156 red, 130 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8274?

The complementary color is #748E9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8274?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8274 color

#9C8274 rgb(156, 130, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9C8274 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 51% green and 45.5% blue (156, 130, 116).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 26% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#9C8274 color codes

HEX	`#9C8274`
RGB	`rgb(156, 130, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 51%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 26%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.38, 7.71, 11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.38, 13.67, 55.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.846, 24.295, 19.9)`
Decimal	`10257012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8274, 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 #9C8274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8274 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #9C8274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8274; }
.text { color: #9c8274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 130 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8274, #9c9674); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C8274?: #9C8274 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8274?: The RGB value is 156, 130, 116: 156 red, 130 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8274?: The complementary color is #748E9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8274?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.