#9C897D Hex Color
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Dried clay comes to mind: a dusty, almost grey orange that sits closer to taupe than brown. With its low saturation, #9c897d works best as a supporting tone behind cream type or beside deep teal, which makes it look richer than plain white does. Black text holds a 6.3:1 contrast on it, so it passes AA even for small body copy.
Questions about #9c897d
What is #9c897d in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #9c897d is rgb(156, 137, 125), in HSL hsl(23, 14%, 55%) and in CMYK 0%, 12%, 20%, 39%.
What colors pair well with #9c897d?
Deep teal, dark chocolate, and cream flatter #9c897d best. The orange undertone warms up cool neighbors, so navy also works where a plain gray would fall flat.
Is #9c897d readable on white or black?
#9c897d has a 3.33:1 contrast ratio on white and 6.28:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold) and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.