What color is #9C876F?

#9C876F 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 #9C876F?

The RGB value is 156, 135, 111: 156 red, 135 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C876F?

The complementary color is #6F849C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C876F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C876F color

#9C876F rgb(156, 135, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9C876F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 52.9% green and 43.5% blue (156, 135, 111).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 29% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Tahini Brown (#9B856B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#9C876F color codes

HEX	`#9C876F`
RGB	`rgb(156, 135, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 52.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 29%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 29%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.6, 4.15, 15.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.6, 16.39, 75.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.244, 25.544, 18.637)`
Decimal	`10258287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C876F, 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 #9C876F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C876F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #9C876F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c876f; }
.text { color: #9c876f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c876f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 135 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c876f, #9b9c6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9C876F?: #9C876F 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 #9C876F?: The RGB value is 156, 135, 111: 156 red, 135 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C876F?: The complementary color is #6F849C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C876F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.