What color is #917C4C?

#917C4C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917C4C?

The RGB value is 145, 124, 76: 145 red, 124 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917C4C?

The complementary color is #4C6191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917C4C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917C4C color

#917C4C rgb(145, 124, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #917C4C is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 48.6% green and 29.8% blue (145, 124, 76).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 31% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 48% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mossy (#857349), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#917C4C color codes

HEX	`#917C4C`
RGB	`rgb(145, 124, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 48.6%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 31%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 48%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 48%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.9, 1.34, 29.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.9, 29.15, 87.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.19, 20.958, 9.818)`
Decimal	`9534540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917C4C, 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 #917C4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917C4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #917C4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917c4c; }
.text { color: #917c4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917c4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 124 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917c4c, #84914c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #917C4C?: #917C4C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917C4C?: The RGB value is 145, 124, 76: 145 red, 124 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917C4C?: The complementary color is #4C6191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917C4C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.