What color is #9E7065?

#9E7065 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E7065?

The RGB value is 158, 112, 101: 158 red, 112 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E7065?

The complementary color is #65939E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E7065?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E7065 color

#9E7065 rgb(158, 112, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E7065 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 43.9% green and 39.6% blue (158, 112, 101).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 36% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#9E7065 color codes

HEX	`#9E7065`
RGB	`rgb(158, 112, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 43.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 36%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 36%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.61, 16.71, 13.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.61, 21.4, 38.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.244, 19.798, 14.959)`
Decimal	`10383461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E7065, 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 #9E7065	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E7065 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #9E7065 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e7065; }
.text { color: #9e7065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e7065; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 112 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e7065, #9e8c65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9E7065?: #9E7065 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E7065?: The RGB value is 158, 112, 101: 158 red, 112 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E7065?: The complementary color is #65939E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E7065?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.