What color is #9D7A72?

#9D7A72 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D7A72?

The RGB value is 157, 122, 114: 157 red, 122 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D7A72?

The complementary color is #72959D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D7A72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D7A72 color

#9D7A72 rgb(157, 122, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9D7A72 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 47.8% green and 44.7% blue (157, 122, 114).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 27% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#9D7A72 color codes

HEX	`#9D7A72`
RGB	`rgb(157, 122, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 47.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 27%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.35, 12.38, 9.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.35, 15.66, 37.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.902, 22.303, 18.962)`
Decimal	`10320498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D7A72, 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 #9D7A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D7A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #9D7A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d7a72; }
.text { color: #9d7a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d7a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 122 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d7a72, #9d9072); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9D7A72?: #9D7A72 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D7A72?: The RGB value is 157, 122, 114: 157 red, 122 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D7A72?: The complementary color is #72959D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D7A72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.