What color is #9E6C52?

#9E6C52 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hazel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E6C52?

The RGB value is 158, 108, 82: 158 red, 108 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E6C52?

The complementary color is #52849E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E6C52?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E6C52 color

#9E6C52 rgb(158, 108, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E6C52 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 42.4% green and 32.2% blue (158, 108, 82).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 32% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 48% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hazel (#A36B4B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#9E6C52 color codes

HEX	`#9E6C52`
RGB	`rgb(158, 108, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 42.4%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 32%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 48%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 48%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.22, 16.77, 22.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.22, 28.11, 53.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.987, 18.605, 10.467)`
Decimal	`10382418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E6C52, 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 #9E6C52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E6C52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #9E6C52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e6c52; }
.text { color: #9e6c52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e6c52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 108 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e6c52, #9e9252); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9E6C52?: #9E6C52 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hazel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E6C52?: The RGB value is 158, 108, 82: 158 red, 108 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E6C52?: The complementary color is #52849E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E6C52?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.