What color is #9C8982?

#9C8982 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8982?

The RGB value is 156, 137, 130: 156 red, 137 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8982?

The complementary color is #82959C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8982?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8982 color

#9C8982 rgb(156, 137, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C8982 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 53.7% green and 51% blue (156, 137, 130).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 17% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#9C8982 color codes

HEX	`#9C8982`
RGB	`rgb(156, 137, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 53.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 17%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 17%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.58, 5.95, 6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.58, 8.72, 46.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.685, 26.572, 24.838)`
Decimal	`10258818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8982, 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 #9C8982	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8982 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #9C8982 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8982; }
.text { color: #9c8982; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8982; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 137 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8982, #9c9682); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9C8982?: #9C8982 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8982?: The RGB value is 156, 137, 130: 156 red, 137 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8982?: The complementary color is #82959C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8982?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.