What color is #9C8B72?

#9C8B72 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8B72?

The RGB value is 156, 139, 114: 156 red, 139 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8B72?

The complementary color is #72839C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8B72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8B72 color

#9C8B72 rgb(156, 139, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9C8B72 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 54.5% green and 44.7% blue (156, 139, 114).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 27% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#9C8B72 color codes

HEX	`#9C8B72`
RGB	`rgb(156, 139, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 54.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 27%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 27%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.74, 2.33, 15.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.74, 15.9, 81.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.98, 26.749, 19.711)`
Decimal	`10259314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8B72, 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 #9C8B72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8B72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #9C8B72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8b72; }
.text { color: #9c8b72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8b72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 139 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8b72, #989c72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9C8B72?: #9C8B72 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8B72?: The RGB value is 156, 139, 114: 156 red, 139 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8B72?: The complementary color is #72839C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8B72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.