What color is #9E5A46?

#9E5A46 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Canyon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E5A46?

The RGB value is 158, 90, 70: 158 red, 90 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E5A46?

The complementary color is #468A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E5A46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E5A46 color

#9E5A46 rgb(158, 90, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E5A46 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 35.3% green and 27.5% blue (158, 90, 70).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 39% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 56% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Grand Canyon (#A05D4D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#9E5A46 color codes

HEX	`#9E5A46`
RGB	`rgb(158, 90, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 35.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 39%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 56%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 56%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.67, 25.84, 23.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.67, 35.01, 42.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.864, 15.025, 7.7)`
Decimal	`10377798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E5A46, 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 #9E5A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9E5A46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #9E5A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e5a46; }
.text { color: #9e5a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e5a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 90 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e5a46, #9e8646); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #9E5A46?: #9E5A46 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Canyon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E5A46?: The RGB value is 158, 90, 70: 158 red, 90 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E5A46?: The complementary color is #468A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E5A46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.