What color is #9C857D?

#9C857D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C857D?

The RGB value is 156, 133, 125: 156 red, 133 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C857D?

The complementary color is #7D949C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C857D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C857D color

#9C857D rgb(156, 133, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C857D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 52.2% green and 49% blue (156, 133, 125).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 20% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#9C857D color codes

HEX	`#9C857D`
RGB	`rgb(156, 133, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 52.2%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 20%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 20%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.39, 7.4, 7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.39, 10.57, 45.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.8, 25.324, 22.927)`
Decimal	`10257789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C857D, 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 #9C857D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C857D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #9C857D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c857d; }
.text { color: #9c857d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c857d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 133 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c857d, #9c957d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C857D?: #9C857D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C857D?: The RGB value is 156, 133, 125: 156 red, 133 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C857D?: The complementary color is #7D949C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C857D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.