What color is #9E695D?

#9E695D is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Amaretto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E695D?

The RGB value is 158, 105, 93: 158 red, 105 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E695D?

The complementary color is #5D929E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E695D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E695D color

#9E695D rgb(158, 105, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E695D is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 41.2% green and 36.5% blue (158, 105, 93).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 26% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 41% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amaretto (#AB6F60), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#9E695D color codes

HEX	`#9E695D`
RGB	`rgb(158, 105, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 41.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 26%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 41%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 41%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.69, 19.72, 15.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.69, 25.04, 38.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.129, 18.164, 12.747)`
Decimal	`10381661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E695D, 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 #9E695D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9E695D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #9E695D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e695d; }
.text { color: #9e695d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e695d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 105 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e695d, #9e8a5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9E695D?: #9E695D is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Amaretto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E695D?: The RGB value is 158, 105, 93: 158 red, 105 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E695D?: The complementary color is #5D929E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E695D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.