What color is #9C8680?

#9C8680 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8680?

The RGB value is 156, 134, 128: 156 red, 134 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8680?

The complementary color is #80969C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8680?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8680 color

#9C8680 rgb(156, 134, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C8680 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 52.5% green and 50.2% blue (156, 134, 128).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 18% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#9C8680 color codes

HEX	`#9C8680`
RGB	`rgb(156, 134, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 52.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 18%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 18%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.73, 7.32, 6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.73, 9.67, 40.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.132, 25.677, 23.998)`
Decimal	`10258048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8680, 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 #9C8680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #9C8680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8680; }
.text { color: #9c8680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 134 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8680, #9c9480); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9C8680?: #9C8680 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8680?: The RGB value is 156, 134, 128: 156 red, 134 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8680?: The complementary color is #80969C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8680?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.