What color is #917C5C?

#917C5C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917C5C?

The RGB value is 145, 124, 92: 145 red, 124 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917C5C?

The complementary color is #5C7191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917C5C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917C5C color

#917C5C rgb(145, 124, 92)

Shades of brown

The hex color #917C5C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 48.6% green and 36.1% blue (145, 124, 92).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 22% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 37% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#917C5C color codes

HEX	`#917C5C`
RGB	`rgb(145, 124, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 48.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 22%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 37%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 37%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.18, 3.21, 20.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.18, 20.74, 81.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.817, 21.209, 13.12)`
Decimal	`9534556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917C5C, 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 #917C5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917C5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #917C5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917c5c; }
.text { color: #917c5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917c5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 124 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917c5c, #8b915c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #917C5C?: #917C5C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917C5C?: The RGB value is 145, 124, 92: 145 red, 124 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917C5C?: The complementary color is #5C7191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917C5C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.