What color is #9C8F78?

#9C8F78 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8F78?

The RGB value is 156, 143, 120: 156 red, 143 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8F78?

The complementary color is #78859C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8F78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8F78 color

#9C8F78 rgb(156, 143, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9C8F78 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 56.1% green and 47.1% blue (156, 143, 120).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 23% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#9C8F78 color codes

HEX	`#9C8F78`
RGB	`rgb(156, 143, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 56.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 23%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 23%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.95, 0.99, 14.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.95, 14.05, 85.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.923, 28.07, 21.765)`
Decimal	`10260344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8F78, 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 #9C8F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #9C8F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8f78; }
.text { color: #9c8f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 143 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8f78, #979c78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9C8F78?: #9C8F78 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8F78?: The RGB value is 156, 143, 120: 156 red, 143 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8F78?: The complementary color is #78859C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8F78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.