What color is #917755?

#917755 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917755?

The RGB value is 145, 119, 85: 145 red, 119 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917755?

The complementary color is #556F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917755?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917755 color

#917755 rgb(145, 119, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #917755 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 46.7% green and 33.3% blue (145, 119, 85).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 26% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 41% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco Leaf (#8C724F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#917755 color codes

HEX	`#917755`
RGB	`rgb(145, 119, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 46.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 26%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 41%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 41%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.69, 5.2, 22.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.69, 23.09, 76.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.914, 19.87, 11.379)`
Decimal	`9533269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917755, 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 #917755	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917755 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #917755 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917755; }
.text { color: #917755; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917755; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 119 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917755, #8d9155); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #917755?: #917755 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917755?: The RGB value is 145, 119, 85: 145 red, 119 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917755?: The complementary color is #556F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917755?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.