What color is #918068?

#918068 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918068?

The RGB value is 145, 128, 104: 145 red, 128 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918068?

The complementary color is #687991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918068?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918068 color

#918068 rgb(145, 128, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #918068 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 50.2% green and 40.8% blue (145, 128, 104).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 28% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Home Brew (#897B66), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#918068 color codes

HEX	`#918068`
RGB	`rgb(145, 128, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 50.2%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 28%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 28%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.51, 2.58, 15.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.51, 15.64, 80.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.895, 22.458, 16.276)`
Decimal	`9535592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918068, 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 #918068	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918068 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #918068 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918068; }
.text { color: #918068; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918068; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 128 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918068, #8e9168); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #918068?: #918068 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918068?: The RGB value is 145, 128, 104: 145 red, 128 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918068?: The complementary color is #687991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918068?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.