What color is #9E8675?

#9E8675 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8675?

The RGB value is 158, 134, 117: 158 red, 134 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8675?

The complementary color is #758D9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8675?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8675 color

#9E8675 rgb(158, 134, 117)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E8675 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 52.5% green and 45.9% blue (158, 134, 117).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 26% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cocoloco (#AA8F7A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#9E8675 color codes

HEX	`#9E8675`
RGB	`rgb(158, 134, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 52.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 26%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.66, 6.4, 12.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.66, 14.08, 62.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.837, 25.605, 20.407)`
Decimal	`10389109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8675, 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 #9E8675	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8675 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #9E8675 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8675; }
.text { color: #9e8675; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8675; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 134 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8675, #9e9b75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9E8675?: #9E8675 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8675?: The RGB value is 158, 134, 117: 158 red, 134 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8675?: The complementary color is #758D9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8675?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.