What color is #9E7E53?

#9E7E53 is a desaturated orange known as Muesli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Muesli?

The RGB value is 158, 126, 83: 158 red, 126 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Muesli?

The complementary color is #53739E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E7E53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Muesli color: hex code #9E7E53

#9E7E53 rgb(158, 126, 83)

Shades of brown

Muesli has the hex code #9E7E53. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 49.4% green and 32.5% blue (158, 126, 83).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 31% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 47% yellow and 38% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

Muesli (#9E7E53) color codes

HEX	`#9E7E53`
RGB	`rgb(158, 126, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 49.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 31%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 47%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 47%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.88, 6.61, 28.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.88, 28.8, 76.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.124, 22.817, 11.368)`
Decimal	`10387027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Muesli, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9E7E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E7E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9E7E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e7e53; }
.text { color: #9e7e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e7e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 126 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e7e53, #999e53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

See #9E7E53 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9E7E53?: #9E7E53 is a desaturated orange known as Muesli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Muesli?: The RGB value is 158, 126, 83: 158 red, 126 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Muesli?: The complementary color is #53739E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E7E53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.