What color is #917A6E?

#917A6E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917A6E?

The RGB value is 145, 122, 110: 145 red, 122 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917A6E?

The complementary color is #6E8591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917A6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917A6E color

#917A6E rgb(145, 122, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #917A6E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 47.8% green and 43.1% blue (145, 122, 110).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 24% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#917A6E color codes

HEX	`#917A6E`
RGB	`rgb(145, 122, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 47.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 24%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 24%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.02, 6.92, 9.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.02, 12.06, 55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.451, 21.065, 17.685)`
Decimal	`9534062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917A6E, 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 #917A6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917A6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #917A6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917a6e; }
.text { color: #917a6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917a6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 122 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917a6e, #918b6e); }

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Questions

What color is #917A6E?: #917A6E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917A6E?: The RGB value is 145, 122, 110: 145 red, 122 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917A6E?: The complementary color is #6E8591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917A6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.