What color is #91833E?

#91833E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91833E?

The RGB value is 145, 131, 62: 145 red, 131 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91833E?

The complementary color is #3E4C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91833E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91833E color

#91833E rgb(145, 131, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #91833E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 51.4% green and 24.3% blue (145, 131, 62).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 40% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 57% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Peas Please (#8C7F3C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#91833E color codes

HEX	`#91833E`
RGB	`rgb(145, 131, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 51.4%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 40%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 57%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 57%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.66, -3.92, 38.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.66, 38.85, 95.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.664, 22.601, 7.83)`
Decimal	`9536318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91833E, 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 #91833E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91833E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #91833E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91833e; }
.text { color: #91833e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91833e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 131 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91833e, #75913e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #91833E?: #91833E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91833E?: The RGB value is 145, 131, 62: 145 red, 131 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91833E?: The complementary color is #3E4C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91833E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.