What color is #9E8A75?

#9E8A75 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 #9E8A75?

The RGB value is 158, 138, 117: 158 red, 138 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8A75?

The complementary color is #75899E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8A75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8A75 color

#9E8A75 rgb(158, 138, 117)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E8A75 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 54.1% green and 45.9% blue (158, 138, 117).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 26% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Tahini Brown (#9B856B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#9E8A75 color codes

HEX	`#9E8A75`
RGB	`rgb(158, 138, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 54.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 26%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.72, 4.14, 14.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.72, 14.63, 73.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.4, 26.731, 20.595)`
Decimal	`10390133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8A75, 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 #9E8A75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8A75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #9E8A75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8a75; }
.text { color: #9e8a75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8a75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 138 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8a75, #9d9e75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9E8A75?: #9E8A75 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 #9E8A75?: The RGB value is 158, 138, 117: 158 red, 138 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8A75?: The complementary color is #75899E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8A75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.