What color is #9E822E?

#9E822E is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Fernweh. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E822E?

The RGB value is 158, 130, 46: 158 red, 130 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E822E?

The complementary color is #2E4A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E822E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E822E color

#9E822E rgb(158, 130, 46)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E822E is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 51% green and 18% blue (158, 130, 46).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 55% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 71% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Fernweh (#977B2F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#9E822E color codes

HEX	`#9E822E`
RGB	`rgb(158, 130, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 51%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 55%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 71%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 71%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.52, 1.4, 47.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.52, 47.56, 88.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.578, 23.433, 5.918)`
Decimal	`10388014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E822E, 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 #9E822E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E822E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #9E822E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e822e; }
.text { color: #9e822e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e822e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 130 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e822e, #829e2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #9E822E?: #9E822E is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Fernweh. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E822E?: The RGB value is 158, 130, 46: 158 red, 130 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E822E?: The complementary color is #2E4A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E822E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.