What color is #9C8C6F?

#9C8C6F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8C6F?

The RGB value is 156, 140, 111: 156 red, 140 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8C6F?

The complementary color is #6F7F9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8C6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8C6F color

#9C8C6F rgb(156, 140, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9C8C6F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 54.9% green and 43.5% blue (156, 140, 111).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 29% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#9C8C6F color codes

HEX	`#9C8C6F`
RGB	`rgb(156, 140, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 54.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 29%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 29%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.95, 1.34, 17.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.95, 17.76, 85.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.958, 26.973, 18.875)`
Decimal	`10259567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8C6F, 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 #9C8C6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8C6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #9C8C6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8c6f; }
.text { color: #9c8c6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8c6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 140 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8c6f, #959c6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9C8C6F?: #9C8C6F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8C6F?: The RGB value is 156, 140, 111: 156 red, 140 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8C6F?: The complementary color is #6F7F9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8C6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.