What color is #9D5F46?

#9D5F46 is a desaturated orange known as Vintage Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vintage Copper?

The RGB value is 157, 95, 70: 157 red, 95 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vintage Copper?

The complementary color is #46849D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D5F46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vintage Copper color: hex code #9D5F46

#9D5F46 rgb(157, 95, 70)

Shades of brown

Vintage Copper has the hex code #9D5F46. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 37.3% green and 27.5% blue (157, 95, 70).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 38% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 55% yellow and 38% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

Vintage Copper (#9D5F46) color codes

HEX	`#9D5F46`
RGB	`rgb(157, 95, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 37.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 38%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 55%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 55%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.71, 22.6, 24.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.71, 33.64, 47.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.104, 15.796, 7.836)`
Decimal	`10313542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vintage Copper, 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 #9D5F46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9D5F46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	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 #9D5F46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d5f46; }
.text { color: #9d5f46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d5f46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 95 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d5f46, #9d8b46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

See #9D5F46 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9D5F46?: #9D5F46 is a desaturated orange known as Vintage Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vintage Copper?: The RGB value is 157, 95, 70: 157 red, 95 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vintage Copper?: The complementary color is #46849D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D5F46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.