What color is #9D6C26?

#9D6C26 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Olivia. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D6C26?

The RGB value is 157, 108, 38: 157 red, 108 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D6C26?

The complementary color is #26579D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D6C26?

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.

#9D6C26 color

#9D6C26 rgb(157, 108, 38)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9D6C26 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 42.4% green and 14.9% blue (157, 108, 38).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 61% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 76% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Olivia (#996622), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9D6C26 color codes

HEX	`#9D6C26`
RGB	`rgb(157, 108, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 42.4%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 61%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 76%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 76%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.54, 13, 44.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.54, 46.83, 73.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.618, 18.035, 4.281)`
Decimal	`10316838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D6C26, 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 #9D6C26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9D6C26 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 #9D6C26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d6c26; }
.text { color: #9d6c26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d6c26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 108 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d6c26, #939d26); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #9D6C26?: #9D6C26 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Olivia. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D6C26?: The RGB value is 157, 108, 38: 157 red, 108 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D6C26?: The complementary color is #26579D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D6C26?: 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.