What color is #91766E?

#91766E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91766E?

The RGB value is 145, 118, 110: 145 red, 118 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91766E?

The complementary color is #6E8991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91766E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91766E color

#91766E rgb(145, 118, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91766E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 46.3% green and 43.1% blue (145, 118, 110).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 24% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#91766E color codes

HEX	`#91766E`
RGB	`rgb(145, 118, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 46.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 24%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 24%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.95, 9.22, 8.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.95, 12.46, 42.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.97, 20.103, 17.525)`
Decimal	`9533038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91766E, 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 #91766E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91766E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #91766E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91766e; }
.text { color: #91766e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91766e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 118 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91766e, #91886e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #91766E?: #91766E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91766E?: The RGB value is 145, 118, 110: 145 red, 118 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91766E?: The complementary color is #6E8991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91766E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.