What color is #9D7542?

#9D7542 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Driftwood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D7542?

The RGB value is 157, 117, 66: 157 red, 117 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D7542?

The complementary color is #426A9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D7542?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D7542 color

#9D7542 rgb(157, 117, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9D7542 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 45.9% green and 25.9% blue (157, 117, 66).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 41% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 58% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Driftwood (#A67A45), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#9D7542 color codes

HEX	`#9D7542`
RGB	`rgb(157, 117, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 45.9%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 41%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 58%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 58%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.16, 9.68, 33.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.16, 35.28, 74.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.25, 20.285, 7.949)`
Decimal	`10319170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D7542, 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 #9D7542	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D7542 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #9D7542 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d7542; }
.text { color: #9d7542; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d7542; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 117 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d7542, #989d42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #9D7542?: #9D7542 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Driftwood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D7542?: The RGB value is 157, 117, 66: 157 red, 117 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D7542?: The complementary color is #426A9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D7542?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.