What color is #918160?

#918160 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 #918160?

The RGB value is 145, 129, 96: 145 red, 129 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918160?

The complementary color is #607091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918160?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918160 color

#918160 rgb(145, 129, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #918160 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 50.6% green and 37.6% blue (145, 129, 96).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 34% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#918160 color codes

HEX	`#918160`
RGB	`rgb(145, 129, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 50.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 34%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 34%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.62, 0.9, 20.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.62, 20.17, 87.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.639, 22.566, 14.28)`
Decimal	`9535840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918160, 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 #918160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #918160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918160; }
.text { color: #918160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 129 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918160, #889160); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #918160?: #918160 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 #918160?: The RGB value is 145, 129, 96: 145 red, 129 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918160?: The complementary color is #607091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918160?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.