What color is #917850?

#917850 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 #917850?

The RGB value is 145, 120, 80: 145 red, 120 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917850?

The complementary color is #506991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917850?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917850 color

#917850 rgb(145, 120, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #917850 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 47.1% green and 31.4% blue (145, 120, 80).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 29% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 45% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco Leaf (#8C724F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#917850 color codes

HEX	`#917850`
RGB	`rgb(145, 120, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 47.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 29%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 45%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 45%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.87, 4.05, 25.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.87, 25.89, 81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.842, 20.033, 10.409)`
Decimal	`9533520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917850, 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 #917850	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917850 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #917850 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917850; }
.text { color: #917850; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917850; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 120 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917850, #8a9150); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #917850?: #917850 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 #917850?: The RGB value is 145, 120, 80: 145 red, 120 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917850?: The complementary color is #506991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917850?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.