What color is #9D8272?

#9D8272 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D8272?

The RGB value is 157, 130, 114: 157 red, 130 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D8272?

The complementary color is #728D9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D8272?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D8272 color

#9D8272 rgb(157, 130, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9D8272 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 51% green and 44.7% blue (157, 130, 114).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 27% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#9D8272 color codes

HEX	`#9D8272`
RGB	`rgb(157, 130, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 51%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 27%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.44, 7.81, 12.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.44, 14.77, 58.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.925, 24.349, 19.303)`
Decimal	`10322546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D8272, 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 #9D8272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D8272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #9D8272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d8272; }
.text { color: #9d8272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 130 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d8272, #9d9772); }

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Questions

What color is #9D8272?: #9D8272 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D8272?: The RGB value is 157, 130, 114: 157 red, 130 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D8272?: The complementary color is #728D9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D8272?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.