Recognised as Colour

#9C8872

#9C8872
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#9C8872 is a orange with RGB values 156, 136, 114 and HSL 31°, 18%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#9C8872#9C8872

HEX#9C8872

RGBrgb(156, 136, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.5333, 0.4471

RGB percentages61.2%, 53.3%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(31.4, 17.5%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(31.4, 26.9%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 12.8%, 26.9%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,258,546

CSS custom property--colour: #9C8872;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1

Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#63778D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F8971no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#948D72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A38382no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 15.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.3 Dark grey · ΔE 18.9 Tan · ΔE 19.7 Dim grey · ΔE 20.3 Burlywood · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 15.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#72869C

Analogous#9C7372, #9B9C72

Triadic#729C88, #88729C

Split complementary#729B9C, #73729C

Tetradic#729C73, #72869C, #9C729B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F0EDEA

Lighter +30%#DBD4CC

Lighter +20%#C6BBAE

Lighter +10%#B1A190

Darker −10%#816E5A

Darker −20%#635545

Darker −30%#453B30

Darker −40%#27211B

More saturated +25%#BA8954

Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R156

G136

B114

Red156 (61.2%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue31.43°

Saturation (HSL)17.5%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 88 · B 72

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