#9E8A42 Color

#9E8A42 is rgb(158, 138, 66) in RGB and hsl(47, 41%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E8A42

HEX#9E8A42

RGBrgb(158, 138, 66)

HSLhsl(47, 41%, 44%)

HSVhsv(47, 58%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(63.6% 0.095 94)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 58%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E8A42 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 #9E8A42 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E8A42 Complementary#42569E Analogous#9E5C42 Analogous#849E42 Triadic#429E8A Triadic#8A429E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E8A42, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B7A152 #C1AF6C #CDBE88 #D9CEA5 #E5DEC2 #F0EBDB

Shades

#897739 #776832 #615529 #4C4220 #362F17 #241F0F

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