#9E8957 Color

#9E8957 is rgb(158, 137, 87) in RGB and hsl(42, 29%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E8957

HEX#9E8957

RGBrgb(158, 137, 87)

HSLhsl(42, 29%, 48%)

HSVhsv(42, 45%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.072 87.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 45%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E8957 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E8957 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E8957 Complementary#576C9E Analogous#9E6557 Analogous#909E57 Triadic#579E89 Triadic#89579E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E8957, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AE9A6B #BAA982 #C7B999 #D5CBB3 #E2DBCA #EFEBE1

Shades

#8A784C #73643F #5F5335 #4C412A #38301F #211C12

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