What color is #917761?

#917761 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917761?

The RGB value is 145, 119, 97: 145 red, 119 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917761?

The complementary color is #617B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917761?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917761 color

#917761 rgb(145, 119, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #917761 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 46.7% green and 38% blue (145, 119, 97).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 33% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#917761 color codes

HEX	`#917761`
RGB	`rgb(145, 119, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 46.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 33%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 33%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.92, 6.74, 15.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.92, 17.28, 67.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.432, 20.077, 14.106)`
Decimal	`9533281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917761, 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 #917761	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917761 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #917761 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917761; }
.text { color: #917761; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917761; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 119 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917761, #918f61); }

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Questions

What color is #917761?: #917761 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917761?: The RGB value is 145, 119, 97: 145 red, 119 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917761?: The complementary color is #617B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917761?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.