#9E8442 Color

#9E8442 is rgb(158, 132, 66) in RGB and hsl(43, 41%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E8442

HEX#9E8442

RGBrgb(158, 132, 66)

HSLhsl(43, 41%, 44%)

HSVhsv(43, 58%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.091 88.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 58%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E8442 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.6:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E8442 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E8442 Complementary#425C9E Analogous#9E5642 Analogous#8A9E42 Triadic#429E84 Triadic#84429E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E8442, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B79A52 #C1A96C #CDBA88 #D9CBA5 #E5DBC2 #F0EADB

Shades

#897239 #776332 #615129 #4C3F20 #362D17 #241E0F

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