What color is #9D695C?

#9D695C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Amaretto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D695C?

The RGB value is 157, 105, 92: 157 red, 105 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D695C?

The complementary color is #5C909D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D695C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D695C color

#9D695C rgb(157, 105, 92)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9D695C is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 41.2% green and 36.1% blue (157, 105, 92).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 26% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 41% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amaretto (#AB6F60), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#9D695C color codes

HEX	`#9D695C`
RGB	`rgb(157, 105, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 41.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 26%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 41%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 41%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.55, 19.19, 15.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.55, 24.86, 39.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.889, 18.045, 12.506)`
Decimal	`10316124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D695C, 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 #9D695C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9D695C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #9D695C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d695c; }
.text { color: #9d695c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d695c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 105 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d695c, #9d8a5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9D695C?: #9D695C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Amaretto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D695C?: The RGB value is 157, 105, 92: 157 red, 105 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D695C?: The complementary color is #5C909D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D695C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.