What color is #9D8E6F?

#9D8E6F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D8E6F?

The RGB value is 157, 142, 111: 157 red, 142 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D8E6F?

The complementary color is #6F7E9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D8E6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D8E6F color

#9D8E6F rgb(157, 142, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9D8E6F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 55.7% green and 43.5% blue (157, 142, 111).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 19% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 29% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#9D8E6F color codes

HEX	`#9D8E6F`
RGB	`rgb(157, 142, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 55.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 19%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 29%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 29%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.58, 0.64, 18.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.58, 18.6, 88.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.447, 27.663, 18.982)`
Decimal	`10325615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D8E6F, 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 #9D8E6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D8E6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #9D8E6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d8e6f; }
.text { color: #9d8e6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8e6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 142 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d8e6f, #959d6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9D8E6F?: #9D8E6F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D8E6F?: The RGB value is 157, 142, 111: 157 red, 142 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D8E6F?: The complementary color is #6F7E9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D8E6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.