What color is #9D877B?

#9D877B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D877B?

The RGB value is 157, 135, 123: 157 red, 135 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D877B?

The complementary color is #7B919D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D877B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D877B color

#9D877B rgb(157, 135, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D877B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 52.9% green and 48.2% blue (157, 135, 123).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 22% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#9D877B color codes

HEX	`#9D877B`
RGB	`rgb(157, 135, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 52.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 22%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.97, 6.35, 9.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.97, 11.45, 56.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.144, 25.927, 22.362)`
Decimal	`10323835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D877B, 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 #9D877B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D877B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #9D877B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d877b; }
.text { color: #9d877b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d877b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 135 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d877b, #9d987b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9D877B?: #9D877B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D877B?: The RGB value is 157, 135, 123: 157 red, 135 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D877B?: The complementary color is #7B919D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D877B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.