What color is #9E4E42?

#9E4E42 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Mature Cognac. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E4E42?

The RGB value is 158, 78, 66: 158 red, 78 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E4E42?

The complementary color is #42929E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E4E42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E4E42 color

#9E4E42 rgb(158, 78, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E4E42 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 30.6% green and 25.9% blue (158, 78, 66).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 41% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 58% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mature Cognac (#9A463D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#9E4E42 color codes

HEX	`#9E4E42`
RGB	`rgb(158, 78, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 30.6%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 41%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 58%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 58%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.93, 32.09, 22.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.93, 39.18, 35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.81, 13.113, 6.746)`
Decimal	`10374722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E4E42, 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 #9E4E42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9E4E42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #9E4E42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e4e42; }
.text { color: #9e4e42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e4e42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 78 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e4e42, #9e7c42); }

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Questions

What color is #9E4E42?: #9E4E42 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Mature Cognac. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E4E42?: The RGB value is 158, 78, 66: 158 red, 78 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E4E42?: The complementary color is #42929E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E4E42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.