What color is #9F7346?

#9F7346 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramelised Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F7346?

The RGB value is 159, 115, 70: 159 red, 115 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F7346?

The complementary color is #46729F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F7346?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F7346 color

#9F7346 rgb(159, 115, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F7346 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 45.1% green and 27.5% blue (159, 115, 70).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 39% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 56% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Caramelised Pecan (#A17B4D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#9F7346 color codes

HEX	`#9F7346`
RGB	`rgb(159, 115, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 45.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 39%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 56%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 56%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.92, 12.05, 31.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.92, 33.74, 69.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.535, 20.076, 8.534)`
Decimal	`10449734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F7346, 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 #9F7346	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F7346 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #9F7346 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f7346; }
.text { color: #9f7346; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f7346; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 115 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f7346, #9f9f46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #9F7346?: #9F7346 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramelised Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F7346?: The RGB value is 159, 115, 70: 159 red, 115 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F7346?: The complementary color is #46729F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F7346?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.