What color is #9D844E?

#9D844E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Greek Olive. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D844E?

The RGB value is 157, 132, 78: 157 red, 132 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D844E?

The complementary color is #4E679D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D844E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D844E color

#9D844E rgb(157, 132, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9D844E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 51.8% green and 30.6% blue (157, 132, 78).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 34% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 50% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Greek Olive (#A08650), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#9D844E color codes

HEX	`#9D844E`
RGB	`rgb(157, 132, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 51.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 34%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 50%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 50%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.31, 2.28, 32.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.31, 32.62, 85.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.532, 24.222, 10.642)`
Decimal	`10323022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D844E, 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 #9D844E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D844E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #9D844E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d844e; }
.text { color: #9d844e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d844e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 132 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d844e, #8f9d4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #9D844E?: #9D844E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Greek Olive. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D844E?: The RGB value is 157, 132, 78: 157 red, 132 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D844E?: The complementary color is #4E679D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D844E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.