What color is #9E8A68?

#9E8A68 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tahini Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8A68?

The RGB value is 158, 138, 104: 158 red, 138 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8A68?

The complementary color is #687C9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8A68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8A68 color

#9E8A68 rgb(158, 138, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E8A68 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 54.1% green and 40.8% blue (158, 138, 104).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 34% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Tahini Brown (#9B856B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#9E8A68 color codes

HEX	`#9E8A68`
RGB	`rgb(158, 138, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 54.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 34%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.46, 2.33, 21.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.46, 21.14, 83.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.688, 26.446, 16.846)`
Decimal	`10390120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8A68, 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 #9E8A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #9E8A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8a68; }
.text { color: #9e8a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 138 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8a68, #979e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #9E8A68?: #9E8A68 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tahini Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8A68?: The RGB value is 158, 138, 104: 158 red, 138 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8A68?: The complementary color is #687C9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8A68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.