What color is #91635E?

#91635E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91635E?

The RGB value is 145, 99, 94: 145 red, 99 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91635E?

The complementary color is #5E8C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91635E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91635E color

#91635E rgb(145, 99, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #91635E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 38.8% green and 36.9% blue (145, 99, 94).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 35% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#91635E color codes

HEX	`#91635E`
RGB	`rgb(145, 99, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 38.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 35%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 35%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.65, 17.94, 10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.65, 20.72, 30.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.16, 15.753, 12.672)`
Decimal	`9528158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91635E, 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 #91635E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#91635E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #91635E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91635e; }
.text { color: #91635e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91635e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 99 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91635e, #917c5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #91635E?: #91635E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91635E?: The RGB value is 145, 99, 94: 145 red, 99 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91635E?: The complementary color is #5E8C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91635E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.