What color is #9E7873?

#9E7873 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E7873?

The RGB value is 158, 120, 115: 158 red, 120 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E7873?

The complementary color is #73999E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E7873?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E7873 color

#9E7873 rgb(158, 120, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E7873 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 47.1% green and 45.1% blue (158, 120, 115).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 27% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#9E7873 color codes

HEX	`#9E7873`
RGB	`rgb(158, 120, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 47.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 27%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.96, 14.07, 8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.96, 16.44, 31.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.912, 21.941, 19.192)`
Decimal	`10385523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E7873, 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 #9E7873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E7873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #9E7873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e7873; }
.text { color: #9e7873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e7873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 120 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e7873, #9e8e73); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9E7873?: #9E7873 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E7873?: The RGB value is 158, 120, 115: 158 red, 120 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E7873?: The complementary color is #73999E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E7873?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.