What color is #917A5A?

#917A5A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917A5A?

The RGB value is 145, 122, 90: 145 red, 122 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917A5A?

The complementary color is #5A7191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917A5A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917A5A color

#917A5A rgb(145, 122, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #917A5A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 47.8% green and 35.3% blue (145, 122, 90).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 38% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco Leaf (#8C724F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#917A5A color codes

HEX	`#917A5A`
RGB	`rgb(145, 122, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 47.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 38%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 38%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.6, 4.1, 20.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.6, 21.25, 78.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.483, 20.678, 12.583)`
Decimal	`9534042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917A5A, 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 #917A5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917A5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #917A5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917a5a; }
.text { color: #917a5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917a5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 122 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917a5a, #8d915a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #917A5A?: #917A5A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917A5A?: The RGB value is 145, 122, 90: 145 red, 122 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917A5A?: The complementary color is #5A7191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917A5A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.