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Recognised as Colour

#9C887B

  • #9C887B
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#9C887B is a orange with RGB values 156, 136, 123 and HSL 24°, 14%, 55%. 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

#9C887B#9C887B
HEX#9C887B
RGBrgb(156, 136, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.5333, 0.4824
RGB percentages61.2%, 53.3%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(23.6, 14.3%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.6, 21.2%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 12.8%, 21.2%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,258,555
CSS custom property--colour: #9C887B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#637784

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#8E897Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#928D7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A28484no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 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 text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#7B8F9C
Analogous#9C7B7F, #9C997B
Triadic#7B9C88, #887B9C
Split complementary#7B9C99, #7B7F9C
Tetradic#7F9C7B, #7B8F9C, #997B9C

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F3F1F0
Lighter +30%#DED7D2
Lighter +20%#C8BDB5
Lighter +10%#B2A298
Darker −10%#826F62
Darker −20%#65564C
Darker −30%#483D36
Darker −40%#2B2420
More saturated +25%#B9825E
Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R156
G136
B123
Red156 (61.2%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue23.64°
Saturation (HSL)14.29%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 88 · B 7B

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