What color is #9D8774?

#9D8774 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tahini Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D8774?

The RGB value is 157, 135, 116: 157 red, 135 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D8774?

The complementary color is #748A9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D8774?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D8774 color

#9D8774 rgb(157, 135, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9D8774 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 52.9% green and 45.5% blue (157, 135, 116).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 26% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Tahini Brown (#9B856B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#9D8774 color codes

HEX	`#9D8774`
RGB	`rgb(157, 135, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 52.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 26%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.81, 5.28, 13.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.81, 14.31, 68.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.721, 25.758, 20.136)`
Decimal	`10323828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D8774, 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 #9D8774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D8774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #9D8774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d8774; }
.text { color: #9d8774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 135 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d8774, #9d9c74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9D8774?: #9D8774 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tahini Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D8774?: The RGB value is 157, 135, 116: 157 red, 135 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D8774?: The complementary color is #748A9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D8774?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.