What color is #917E6B?

#917E6B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917E6B?

The RGB value is 145, 126, 107: 145 red, 126 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917E6B?

The complementary color is #6B7E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917E6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917E6B color

#917E6B rgb(145, 126, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #917E6B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 49.4% green and 42% blue (145, 126, 107).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 26% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#917E6B color codes

HEX	`#917E6B`
RGB	`rgb(145, 126, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 49.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 26%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 26%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.03, 4.17, 13.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.03, 13.69, 72.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.792, 22.004, 17.006)`
Decimal	`9535083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917E6B, 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 #917E6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917E6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #917E6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917e6b; }
.text { color: #917e6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917e6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 126 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917e6b, #91916b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #917E6B?: #917E6B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917E6B?: The RGB value is 145, 126, 107: 145 red, 126 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917E6B?: The complementary color is #6B7E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917E6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.