What color is #9E4200?

#9E4200 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Pepperoni. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E4200?

The RGB value is 158, 66, 0: 158 red, 66 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E4200?

The complementary color is #005C9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E4200?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E4200 color

#9E4200 rgb(158, 66, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E4200 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 25.9% green and 0% blue (158, 66, 0).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 100% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 100% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Pepperoni (#AA4400), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#9E4200 color codes

HEX	`#9E4200`
RGB	`rgb(158, 66, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 25.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 100%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 100%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 100%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.86, 35.58, 50.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.86, 61.76, 54.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.051, 11.168, 1.31)`
Decimal	`10371584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E4200, 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 #9E4200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9E4200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	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 #9E4200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e4200; }
.text { color: #9e4200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e4200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 66 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e4200, #9e9100); }

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Questions

What color is #9E4200?: #9E4200 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Pepperoni. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E4200?: The RGB value is 158, 66, 0: 158 red, 66 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E4200?: The complementary color is #005C9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E4200?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.