What color is #9E7673?

#9E7673 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E7673?

The RGB value is 158, 118, 115: 158 red, 118 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E7673?

The complementary color is #739B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E7673?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E7673 color

#9E7673 rgb(158, 118, 115)

Shades of red

The hex color #9E7673 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 46.3% green and 45.1% blue (158, 118, 115).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 27% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#9E7673 color codes

HEX	`#9E7673`
RGB	`rgb(158, 118, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 46.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 27%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.45, 15.22, 7.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.45, 17.09, 27.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.674, 21.465, 19.113)`
Decimal	`10385011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E7673, 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 #9E7673	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E7673 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #9E7673 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e7673; }
.text { color: #9e7673; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e7673; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 118 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e7673, #9e8c73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9E7673?: #9E7673 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E7673?: The RGB value is 158, 118, 115: 158 red, 118 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E7673?: The complementary color is #739B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E7673?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.