What color is #917D73?

#917D73 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917D73?

The RGB value is 145, 125, 115: 145 red, 125 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917D73?

The complementary color is #738791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917D73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917D73 color

#917D73 rgb(145, 125, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #917D73 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 49% green and 45.1% blue (145, 125, 115).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 21% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#917D73 color codes

HEX	`#917D73`
RGB	`rgb(145, 125, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 49%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 21%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.95, 5.98, 8.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.95, 10.22, 54.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.105, 21.925, 19.284)`
Decimal	`9534835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917D73, 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 #917D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #917D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917d73; }
.text { color: #917d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 125 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917d73, #918c73); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #917D73?: #917D73 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917D73?: The RGB value is 145, 125, 115: 145 red, 125 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917D73?: The complementary color is #738791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917D73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.