What color is #917E68?

#917E68 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917E68?

The RGB value is 145, 126, 104: 145 red, 126 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917E68?

The complementary color is #687B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917E68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917E68 color

#917E68 rgb(145, 126, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #917E68 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 49.4% green and 40.8% blue (145, 126, 104).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 28% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Gazelle (#947E68), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#917E68 color codes

HEX	`#917E68`
RGB	`rgb(145, 126, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 49.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 28%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 28%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.97, 3.72, 14.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.97, 15.14, 75.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.637, 21.942, 16.189)`
Decimal	`9535080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917E68, 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 #917E68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917E68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #917E68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917e68; }
.text { color: #917e68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917e68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 126 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917e68, #909168); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #917E68?: #917E68 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917E68?: The RGB value is 145, 126, 104: 145 red, 126 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917E68?: The complementary color is #687B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917E68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.