What color is #907F5E?

#907F5E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #907F5E?

The RGB value is 144, 127, 94: 144 red, 127 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #907F5E?

The complementary color is #5E6F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #907F5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#907F5E color

#907F5E rgb(144, 127, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #907F5E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 49.8% green and 36.9% blue (144, 127, 94).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 35% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#907F5E color codes

HEX	`#907F5E`
RGB	`rgb(144, 127, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 49.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 35%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.94, 1.35, 20.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.94, 20.4, 86.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.112, 21.917, 13.706)`
Decimal	`9469790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #907F5E, 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 #907F5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#907F5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #907F5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #907f5e; }
.text { color: #907f5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #907f5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 127 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #907f5e, #88905e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #907F5E?: #907F5E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #907F5E?: The RGB value is 144, 127, 94: 144 red, 127 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #907F5E?: The complementary color is #5E6F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #907F5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.