#9B8B3B Color

#9B8B3B is rgb(155, 139, 59) in RGB and hsl(50, 45%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9B8B3B

HEX#9B8B3B

RGBrgb(155, 139, 59)

HSLhsl(50, 45%, 42%)

HSVhsv(50, 62%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(63.5% 0.102 98.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 62%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9B8B3B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9B8B3B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9B8B3B Complementary#3B4B9B Analogous#9B5B3B Analogous#7B9B3B Triadic#3B9B8B Triadic#8B3B9B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9B8B3B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B9A646 #C4B464 #CFC281 #DBD19F #E6DFBC #F1EDDA

Shades

#897B34 #73672B #605624 #4A421C #373215 #211E0D

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