Recognised as Colour

#9C8879

#9C8879
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#9C8879 is a orange with RGB values 156, 136, 121 and HSL 26°, 15%, 54%. 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

#9C8879#9C8879

HEX#9C8879

RGBrgb(156, 136, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.5333, 0.4745

RGB percentages61.2%, 53.3%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(25.7, 15%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(25.7, 22.4%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 12.8%, 22.4%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,258,553

CSS custom property--colour: #9C8879;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1

Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#637786

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E8978no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#938D79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A38484no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 12.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 13.8 Dark grey · ΔE 16.4 Dim grey · ΔE 18.2 Tan · ΔE 21.7 Silver · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 12.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#798D9C

Analogous#9C797C, #9C9A79

Triadic#799C88, #88799C

Split complementary#799C9A, #797C9C

Tetradic#7C9C79, #798D9C, #9A799C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3F0EE

Lighter +30%#DDD6D1

Lighter +20%#C7BCB4

Lighter +10%#B2A296

Darker −10%#826F60

Darker −20%#65564A

Darker −30%#473D35

Darker −40%#2A241F

More saturated +25%#B9845C

Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R156

G136

B121

Red156 (61.2%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue25.71°

Saturation (HSL)15.02%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 88 · B 79

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