What color is #9D7F4E?

#9D7F4E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pyramid. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D7F4E?

The RGB value is 157, 127, 78: 157 red, 127 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D7F4E?

The complementary color is #4E6C9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D7F4E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D7F4E color

#9D7F4E rgb(157, 127, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9D7F4E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 49.8% green and 30.6% blue (157, 127, 78).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 34% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 50% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Pyramid (#9F7D4F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#9D7F4E color codes

HEX	`#9D7F4E`
RGB	`rgb(157, 127, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 49.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 34%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 50%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 50%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.97, 5.1, 30.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.97, 31.29, 80.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.87, 22.898, 10.421)`
Decimal	`10321742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D7F4E, 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 #9D7F4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D7F4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #9D7F4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d7f4e; }
.text { color: #9d7f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d7f4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 127 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d7f4e, #939d4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #9D7F4E?: #9D7F4E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pyramid. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D7F4E?: The RGB value is 157, 127, 78: 157 red, 127 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D7F4E?: The complementary color is #4E6C9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D7F4E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.