What color is #9D895C?

#9D895C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D895C?

The RGB value is 157, 137, 92: 157 red, 137 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D895C?

The complementary color is #5C709D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D895C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D895C color

#9D895C rgb(157, 137, 92)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9D895C is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 53.7% green and 36.1% blue (157, 137, 92).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 26% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 41% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Wasteland (#9C8855), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#9D895C color codes

HEX	`#9D895C`
RGB	`rgb(157, 137, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 53.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 26%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 41%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 41%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.88, 0.99, 26.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.88, 26.92, 87.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.783, 25.833, 13.804)`
Decimal	`10324316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D895C, 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 #9D895C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D895C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #9D895C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d895c; }
.text { color: #9d895c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d895c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 137 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d895c, #919d5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #9D895C?: #9D895C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D895C?: The RGB value is 157, 137, 92: 157 red, 137 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D895C?: The complementary color is #5C709D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D895C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.