What color is #9C9582?

#9C9582 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9582?

The RGB value is 156, 149, 130: 156 red, 149 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9582?

The complementary color is #82899C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9582?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9582 color

#9C9582 rgb(156, 149, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C9582 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 58.4% green and 51% blue (156, 149, 130).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#9C9582 color codes

HEX	`#9C9582`
RGB	`rgb(156, 149, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 58.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 17%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.8, -0.76, 10.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.8, 10.99, 93.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.487, 30.175, 25.438)`
Decimal	`10261890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9582, 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 #9C9582	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9582 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9C9582 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9582; }
.text { color: #9c9582; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9582; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 149 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9582, #969c82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9C9582?: #9C9582 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9582?: The RGB value is 156, 149, 130: 156 red, 149 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9582?: The complementary color is #82899C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9582?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.