What color is #917862?

#917862 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917862?

The RGB value is 145, 120, 98: 145 red, 120 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917862?

The complementary color is #627B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917862?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917862 color

#917862 rgb(145, 120, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #917862 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 47.1% green and 38.4% blue (145, 120, 98).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 19% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 32% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#917862 color codes

HEX	`#917862`
RGB	`rgb(145, 120, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 47.1%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 19%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 32%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 32%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.21, 6.31, 15.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.21, 16.95, 68.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.599, 20.335, 14.393)`
Decimal	`9533538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917862, 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 #917862	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917862 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #917862 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917862; }
.text { color: #917862; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917862; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 120 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917862, #918f62); }

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Questions

What color is #917862?: #917862 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917862?: The RGB value is 145, 120, 98: 145 red, 120 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917862?: The complementary color is #627B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917862?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.