Mocha Color
Mocha is a brown color with hex code #9D7651. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with mocha, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Mocha Color Values
What Does Mocha Mean?
Mocha belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Mocha sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Mocha is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: light brown, #A67B5B).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Mocha
Mocha and #51799E are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #9E5153 and #9E9D51, which sit beside mocha on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair mocha with triadic partners #519E77 and #77519E. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Puce —
#A57E52(Delta E 5) - Dirt —
#8A6E45(Delta E 7) - Dull Brown —
#876E4B(Delta E 8) - Light Brown —
#AD8150(Delta E 8) - Tan Brown —
#AB7E4C(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #9D7651; }
.background { background-color: #9D7651; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9D7651; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #9D765140; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for mocha?
Mocha has the hex code #9D7651. In RGB notation it is rgb(157, 118, 81), in HSL it is hsl(29, 32%, 47%), and its OKLCH value is 0.596, 0.071, 64.3.
What does the color mocha mean?
Brown-family colors like mocha carry distinct psychological associations. Mocha belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Mocha sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with mocha?
Mocha has three easy routes: its complement #51799E for punch, its neighbors #9E5153 and #9E9D51 for something calmer, or triadic partners #519E77 and #77519E when you want energy.
Is mocha a standard web color?
No — Mocha is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #9D7651 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make mocha lighter or darker?
To lighten mocha, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #EFE8E1 (lightest tint) to #1B140E (darkest shade).
About Mocha
Mocha is classified as a Brown in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #9D7651 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.