What color is #9D8063?

#9D8063 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mulled Cider. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D8063?

The RGB value is 157, 128, 99: 157 red, 128 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D8063?

The complementary color is #63809D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D8063?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D8063 color

#9D8063 rgb(157, 128, 99)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9D8063 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 50.2% green and 38.8% blue (157, 128, 99).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 23% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 37% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mulled Cider (#A18162), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#9D8063 color codes

HEX	`#9D8063`
RGB	`rgb(157, 128, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 50.2%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 23%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 37%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 37%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.59, 6.9, 19.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.59, 21.11, 70.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.877, 23.508, 15.082)`
Decimal	`10322019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D8063, 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 #9D8063	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D8063 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #9D8063 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d8063; }
.text { color: #9d8063; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8063; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 128 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d8063, #9d9d63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9D8063?: #9D8063 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mulled Cider. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D8063?: The RGB value is 157, 128, 99: 157 red, 128 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D8063?: The complementary color is #63809D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D8063?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.