What color is #9C8C71?

#9C8C71 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8C71?

The RGB value is 156, 140, 113: 156 red, 140 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8C71?

The complementary color is #71819C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8C71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8C71 color

#9C8C71 rgb(156, 140, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9C8C71 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 54.9% green and 44.3% blue (156, 140, 113).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 28% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#9C8C71 color codes

HEX	`#9C8C71`
RGB	`rgb(156, 140, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 54.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 28%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 28%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.99, 1.63, 16.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.99, 16.71, 84.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.069, 27.017, 19.461)`
Decimal	`10259569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8C71, 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 #9C8C71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8C71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #9C8C71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8c71; }
.text { color: #9c8c71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8c71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 140 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8c71, #979c71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9C8C71?: #9C8C71 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8C71?: The RGB value is 156, 140, 113: 156 red, 140 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8C71?: The complementary color is #71819C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8C71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.