What color is #9E8374?

#9E8374 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8374?

The RGB value is 158, 131, 116: 158 red, 131 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8374?

The complementary color is #748F9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8374?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8374 color

#9E8374 rgb(158, 131, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E8374 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 51.4% green and 45.5% blue (158, 131, 116).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 27% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#9E8374 color codes

HEX	`#9E8374`
RGB	`rgb(158, 131, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 51.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 27%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.84, 7.95, 11.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.84, 14.37, 56.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.37, 24.764, 19.963)`
Decimal	`10388340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8374, 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 #9E8374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #9E8374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8374; }
.text { color: #9e8374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 131 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8374, #9e9874); }

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Questions

What color is #9E8374?: #9E8374 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8374?: The RGB value is 158, 131, 116: 158 red, 131 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8374?: The complementary color is #748F9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8374?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.