What color is #91856A?

#91856A 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 #91856A?

The RGB value is 145, 133, 106: 145 red, 133 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91856A?

The complementary color is #6A7691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91856A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91856A color

#91856A rgb(145, 133, 106)

Shades of brown

The hex color #91856A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 52.2% green and 41.6% blue (145, 133, 106).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 27% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#91856A color codes

HEX	`#91856A`
RGB	`rgb(145, 133, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 52.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 27%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 27%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.92, 0.05, 16.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.92, 16.23, 89.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.666, 23.836, 17.04)`
Decimal	`9536874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91856A, 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 #91856A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91856A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #91856A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91856a; }
.text { color: #91856a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91856a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 133 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91856a, #8a916a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #91856A?: #91856A 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 #91856A?: The RGB value is 145, 133, 106: 145 red, 133 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91856A?: The complementary color is #6A7691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91856A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.