What color is #9A7D4A?

#9A7D4A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pyramid. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A7D4A?

The RGB value is 154, 125, 74: 154 red, 125 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A7D4A?

The complementary color is #4A679A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A7D4A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A7D4A color

#9A7D4A rgb(154, 125, 74)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9A7D4A is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 49% green and 29% blue (154, 125, 74).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 35% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 52% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pyramid (#9F7D4F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#9A7D4A color codes

HEX	`#9A7D4A`
RGB	`rgb(154, 125, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 49%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 35%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 52%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 52%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.06, 4.52, 31.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.06, 32.17, 81.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.897, 22.033, 9.577)`
Decimal	`10124618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A7D4A, 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 #9A7D4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A7D4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #9A7D4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a7d4a; }
.text { color: #9a7d4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a7d4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 125 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a7d4a, #8f9a4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #9A7D4A?: #9A7D4A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pyramid. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A7D4A?: The RGB value is 154, 125, 74: 154 red, 125 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A7D4A?: The complementary color is #4A679A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A7D4A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.