Information about #9B5730 color

#9B5730 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #9B5730 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(155, 87, 48) — 60.8% red, 34.1% green, 18.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 27 / 42 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9B5730 reads as a pleasantly vivid orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Piper (#9D5432). Slightly further away sit Moroccan Spice (#985934) and Red Ochre (#9F5233).

In RGB terms — rgb(155, 87, 48) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #9B5730: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. No one has named #9B5730 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9B5730 color variations

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#9B5730 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #9B5730

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Piper color link
Piper

#9D5432

Red Ochre color link
Red Ochre

#9F5233

Chelsea Gem color link
Chelsea Gem

#95532F

Hawaiian Tan color link
Hawaiian Tan

#99522B

Fox color link
Fox

#985629

Hazard color link
Hazard

#A3532A

Alert Tan color link
Alert Tan

#954E2C

Krakatoa color link
Krakatoa

#9D523B

Rich Gold color link
Rich Gold

#A15226

Ochre Brown color link
Ochre Brown

#99632B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9B5730
  • RGB155, 87, 48
  • CMYK0, 27, 42, 39
  • CSSrgb(155, 87, 48)
  • HSL22°, 53%, 40%
  • HSL Precise21.869°, 52.709%, 39.804%
  • HSV22°, 69%, 61%
  • HSB22°, 69%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.341, 0.188)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.341, 0.188, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.341, 0.188)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9B5730
  • DECIMAL ID10180400
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01