What color is #917B65?

#917B65 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917B65?

The RGB value is 145, 123, 101: 145 red, 123 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917B65?

The complementary color is #657B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917B65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917B65 color

#917B65 rgb(145, 123, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #917B65 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 48.2% green and 39.6% blue (145, 123, 101).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 30% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Gazelle (#947E68), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#917B65 color codes

HEX	`#917B65`
RGB	`rgb(145, 123, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 48.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 30%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 30%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.09, 5.01, 15.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.09, 16, 71.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.109, 21.126, 15.275)`
Decimal	`9534309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917B65, 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 #917B65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917B65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #917B65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917b65; }
.text { color: #917b65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917b65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 123 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917b65, #919165); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #917B65?: #917B65 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917B65?: The RGB value is 145, 123, 101: 145 red, 123 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917B65?: The complementary color is #657B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917B65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.