What color is #9C9368?

#9C9368 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9368?

The RGB value is 156, 147, 104: 156 red, 147 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9368?

The complementary color is #68719C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9368?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9368 color

#9C9368 rgb(156, 147, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9C9368 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 57.6% green and 40.8% blue (156, 147, 104).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 33% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#9C9368 color codes

HEX	`#9C9368`
RGB	`rgb(156, 147, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 57.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 33%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.72, -3.48, 24.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.72, 24.26, 98.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.643, 28.936, 17.276)`
Decimal	`10261352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9368, 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 #9C9368	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C9368 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #9C9368 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9368; }
.text { color: #9c9368; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9368; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 147 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9368, #8b9c68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9C9368?: #9C9368 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9368?: The RGB value is 156, 147, 104: 156 red, 147 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9368?: The complementary color is #68719C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9368?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.