What color is #917253?

#917253 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Decreasing Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917253?

The RGB value is 145, 114, 83: 145 red, 114 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917253?

The complementary color is #537291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917253?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917253 color

#917253 rgb(145, 114, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #917253 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 44.7% green and 32.5% blue (145, 114, 83).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 27% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 43% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Decreasing Brown (#987654), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#917253 color codes

HEX	`#917253`
RGB	`rgb(145, 114, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 44.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 27%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 43%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 43%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.31, 7.84, 21.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.31, 23.19, 70.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.256, 18.68, 10.773)`
Decimal	`9531987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917253, 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 #917253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #917253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917253; }
.text { color: #917253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 114 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917253, #919153); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #917253?: #917253 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Decreasing Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917253?: The RGB value is 145, 114, 83: 145 red, 114 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917253?: The complementary color is #537291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917253?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.