What color is #91866D?

#91866D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91866D?

The RGB value is 145, 134, 109: 145 red, 134 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91866D?

The complementary color is #6D7891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91866D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91866D color

#91866D rgb(145, 134, 109)

Shades of brown

The hex color #91866D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 52.5% green and 42.7% blue (145, 134, 109).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 25% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#91866D color codes

HEX	`#91866D`
RGB	`rgb(145, 134, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 52.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 25%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 25%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.26, -0.07, 14.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.26, 14.98, 90.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.963, 24.175, 17.922)`
Decimal	`9537133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91866D, 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 #91866D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91866D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #91866D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91866d; }
.text { color: #91866d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91866d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 134 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91866d, #8a916d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #91866D?: #91866D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91866D?: The RGB value is 145, 134, 109: 145 red, 134 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91866D?: The complementary color is #6D7891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91866D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.