What color is #9C9685?

#9C9685 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9685?

The RGB value is 156, 150, 133: 156 red, 150 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9685?

The complementary color is #858B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9685 color

#9C9685 rgb(156, 150, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C9685 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 58.8% green and 52.2% blue (156, 150, 133).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% 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 7.11:1).

#9C9685 color codes

HEX	`#9C9685`
RGB	`rgb(156, 150, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 58.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 15%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.15, -0.81, 9.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.15, 9.79, 94.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.85, 30.574, 26.567)`
Decimal	`10262149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9685, 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 #9C9685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #9C9685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9685; }
.text { color: #9c9685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 150 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9685, #969c85); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9C9685?: #9C9685 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9685?: The RGB value is 156, 150, 133: 156 red, 150 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9685?: The complementary color is #858B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.