What color is #9E7064?

#9E7064 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E7064?

The RGB value is 158, 112, 100: 158 red, 112 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E7064?

The complementary color is #64929E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E7064?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E7064 color

#9E7064 rgb(158, 112, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E7064 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 43.9% green and 39.2% blue (158, 112, 100).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 37% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#9E7064 color codes

HEX	`#9E7064`
RGB	`rgb(158, 112, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 43.9%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 37%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 37%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.59, 16.58, 13.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.59, 21.65, 40.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.196, 19.779, 14.703)`
Decimal	`10383460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E7064, 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 #9E7064	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E7064 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #9E7064 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e7064; }
.text { color: #9e7064; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e7064; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 112 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e7064, #9e8d64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9E7064?: #9E7064 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E7064?: The RGB value is 158, 112, 100: 158 red, 112 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E7064?: The complementary color is #64929E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E7064?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.