What color is #9E8A77?

#9E8A77 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 #9E8A77?

The RGB value is 158, 138, 119: 158 red, 138 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8A77?

The complementary color is #778B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8A77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8A77 color

#9E8A77 rgb(158, 138, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E8A77 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 54.1% green and 46.7% blue (158, 138, 119).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 25% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Tahini Brown (#9B856B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#9E8A77 color codes

HEX	`#9E8A77`
RGB	`rgb(158, 138, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 54.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 25%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.77, 4.44, 12.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.77, 13.69, 71.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.519, 26.779, 21.221)`
Decimal	`10390135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8A77, 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 #9E8A77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8A77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #9E8A77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8a77; }
.text { color: #9e8a77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8a77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 138 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8a77, #9e9e77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9E8A77?: #9E8A77 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 #9E8A77?: The RGB value is 158, 138, 119: 158 red, 138 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8A77?: The complementary color is #778B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8A77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.