What color is #9E5422?

#9E5422 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Panela. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E5422?

The RGB value is 158, 84, 34: 158 red, 84 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E5422?

The complementary color is #226C9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E5422?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E5422 color

#9E5422 rgb(158, 84, 34)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E5422 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 32.9% green and 13.3% blue (158, 84, 34).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 65% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 78% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Panela (#9B5227), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#9E5422 color codes

HEX	`#9E5422`
RGB	`rgb(158, 84, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 32.9%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 65%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 78%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 78%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.84, 26.85, 41.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.84, 49.18, 56.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.561, 13.727, 3.238)`
Decimal	`10376226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E5422, 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 #9E5422	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9E5422 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #9E5422 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e5422; }
.text { color: #9e5422; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e5422; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 84 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e5422, #9e9222); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #9E5422?: #9E5422 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Panela. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E5422?: The RGB value is 158, 84, 34: 158 red, 84 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E5422?: The complementary color is #226C9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E5422?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.