What color is #917969?

#917969 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917969?

The RGB value is 145, 121, 105: 145 red, 121 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917969?

The complementary color is #698191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917969?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917969 color

#917969 rgb(145, 121, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #917969 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 47.5% green and 41.2% blue (145, 121, 105).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 28% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#917969 color codes

HEX	`#917969`
RGB	`rgb(145, 121, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 47.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 28%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 28%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.64, 6.73, 12.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.64, 13.98, 61.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.064, 20.715, 16.251)`
Decimal	`9533801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917969, 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 #917969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #917969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917969; }
.text { color: #917969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 121 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917969, #918d69); }

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Questions

What color is #917969?: #917969 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917969?: The RGB value is 145, 121, 105: 145 red, 121 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917969?: The complementary color is #698191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917969?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.