What color is #9E847A?

#9E847A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E847A?

The RGB value is 158, 132, 122: 158 red, 132 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E847A?

The complementary color is #7A949E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E847A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E847A color

#9E847A rgb(158, 132, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E847A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 51.8% green and 47.8% blue (158, 132, 122).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 23% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#9E847A color codes

HEX	`#9E847A`
RGB	`rgb(158, 132, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 51.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 23%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.25, 8.29, 9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.25, 12.31, 47.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.865, 25.178, 21.906)`
Decimal	`10388602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E847A, 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 #9E847A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E847A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #9E847A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e847a; }
.text { color: #9e847a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e847a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 132 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e847a, #9e967a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9E847A?: #9E847A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E847A?: The RGB value is 158, 132, 122: 158 red, 132 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E847A?: The complementary color is #7A949E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E847A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.