What color is #9D805A?

#9D805A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muesli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D805A?

The RGB value is 157, 128, 90: 157 red, 128 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D805A?

The complementary color is #5A779D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D805A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D805A color

#9D805A rgb(157, 128, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9D805A is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 50.2% green and 35.3% blue (157, 128, 90).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 27% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 43% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Muesli (#9E7E53), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#9D805A color codes

HEX	`#9D805A`
RGB	`rgb(157, 128, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 50.2%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 27%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 43%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 43%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.43, 5.81, 24.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.43, 25.49, 76.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.47, 23.346, 12.941)`
Decimal	`10322010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D805A, 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 #9D805A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D805A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #9D805A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d805a; }
.text { color: #9d805a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d805a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 128 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d805a, #999d5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9D805A?: #9D805A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muesli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D805A?: The RGB value is 157, 128, 90: 157 red, 128 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D805A?: The complementary color is #5A779D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D805A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.