What color is #9D715A?

#9D715A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D715A?

The RGB value is 157, 113, 90: 157 red, 113 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D715A?

The complementary color is #5A869D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D715A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D715A color

#9D715A rgb(157, 113, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9D715A is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 44.3% green and 35.3% blue (157, 113, 90).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 27% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 43% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Pecan (#A67253), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#9D715A color codes

HEX	`#9D715A`
RGB	`rgb(157, 113, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 44.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 27%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 43%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 43%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.52, 14.37, 19.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.52, 24.33, 53.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.656, 19.718, 12.336)`
Decimal	`10318170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D715A, 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 #9D715A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D715A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #9D715A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d715a; }
.text { color: #9d715a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d715a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 113 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d715a, #9d935a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9D715A?: #9D715A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D715A?: The RGB value is 157, 113, 90: 157 red, 113 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D715A?: The complementary color is #5A869D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D715A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.