What color is #9E917C?

#9E917C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E917C?

The RGB value is 158, 145, 124: 158 red, 145 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E917C?

The complementary color is #7C899E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E917C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E917C color

#9E917C rgb(158, 145, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E917C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 56.9% green and 48.6% blue (158, 145, 124).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 22% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#9E917C color codes

HEX	`#9E917C`
RGB	`rgb(158, 145, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 56.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 22%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.76, 1.29, 12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.76, 12.97, 84.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.864, 28.976, 23.19)`
Decimal	`10391932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E917C, 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 #9E917C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E917C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #9E917C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e917c; }
.text { color: #9e917c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e917c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 145 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e917c, #9a9e7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9E917C?: #9E917C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E917C?: The RGB value is 158, 145, 124: 158 red, 145 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E917C?: The complementary color is #7C899E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E917C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.