What color is #9D6A0B?

#9D6A0B is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Embarrassed Frog. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D6A0B?

The RGB value is 157, 106, 11: 157 red, 106 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D6A0B?

The complementary color is #0B3E9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D6A0B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D6A0B color

#9D6A0B rgb(157, 106, 11)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9D6A0B is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 41.6% green and 4.3% blue (157, 106, 11).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 87% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 93% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Embarrassed Frog (#996611), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#9D6A0B color codes

HEX	`#9D6A0B`
RGB	`rgb(157, 106, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 41.6%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 87%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 93%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 93%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.89, 13.29, 53.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.89, 55.26, 76.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.121, 17.502, 2.688)`
Decimal	`10316299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D6A0B, 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 #9D6A0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9D6A0B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #9D6A0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d6a0b; }
.text { color: #9d6a0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d6a0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 106 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d6a0b, #879d0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #9D6A0B?: #9D6A0B is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Embarrassed Frog. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D6A0B?: The RGB value is 157, 106, 11: 157 red, 106 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D6A0B?: The complementary color is #0B3E9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D6A0B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.