What color is #9A805E?

#9A805E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Muesli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A805E?

The RGB value is 154, 128, 94: 154 red, 128 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A805E?

The complementary color is #5E789A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A805E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A805E color

#9A805E rgb(154, 128, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9A805E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 50.2% green and 36.9% blue (154, 128, 94).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 24% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 39% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muesli (#9E7E53), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#9A805E color codes

HEX	`#9A805E`
RGB	`rgb(154, 128, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 50.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 24%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 39%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.19, 5.01, 22.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.19, 22.76, 77.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.067, 23.118, 13.835)`
Decimal	`10125406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A805E, 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 #9A805E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A805E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #9A805E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a805e; }
.text { color: #9a805e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a805e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 128 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a805e, #969a5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9A805E?: #9A805E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Muesli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A805E?: The RGB value is 154, 128, 94: 154 red, 128 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A805E?: The complementary color is #5E789A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A805E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.