What color is #9C846D?

#9C846D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tahini Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C846D?

The RGB value is 156, 132, 109: 156 red, 132 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C846D?

The complementary color is #6D859C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C846D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C846D color

#9C846D rgb(156, 132, 109)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9C846D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 51.8% green and 42.7% blue (156, 132, 109).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 30% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Tahini Brown (#9B856B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#9C846D color codes

HEX	`#9C846D`
RGB	`rgb(156, 132, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 51.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 30%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 30%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.76, 5.56, 15.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.76, 16.78, 70.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.722, 24.676, 17.926)`
Decimal	`10257517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C846D, 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 #9C846D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C846D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #9C846D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c846d; }
.text { color: #9c846d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c846d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 132 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c846d, #9c9c6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9C846D?: #9C846D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tahini Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C846D?: The RGB value is 156, 132, 109: 156 red, 132 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C846D?: The complementary color is #6D859C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C846D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.