What color is #917D5C?

#917D5C 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 #917D5C?

The RGB value is 145, 125, 92: 145 red, 125 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917D5C?

The complementary color is #5C7091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917D5C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917D5C color

#917D5C rgb(145, 125, 92)

Shades of brown

The hex color #917D5C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 49% green and 36.1% blue (145, 125, 92).

Its hue angle is 37°, 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 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#917D5C color codes

HEX	`#917D5C`
RGB	`rgb(145, 125, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 49%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 22%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 37%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 37%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.45, 2.64, 20.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.45, 21.02, 82.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.943, 21.46, 13.162)`
Decimal	`9534812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917D5C, 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 #917D5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917D5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #917D5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917d5c; }
.text { color: #917d5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917d5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 125 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917d5c, #8b915c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #917D5C?: #917D5C 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 #917D5C?: The RGB value is 145, 125, 92: 145 red, 125 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917D5C?: The complementary color is #5C7091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917D5C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.