#9E8A57 Color

#9E8A57 is rgb(158, 138, 87) in RGB and hsl(43, 29%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E8A57

HEX#9E8A57

RGBrgb(158, 138, 87)

HSLhsl(43, 29%, 48%)

HSVhsv(43, 45%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(64% 0.073 88.9)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E8A57 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.37:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E8A57 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E8A57 Complementary#576B9E Analogous#9E6657 Analogous#8F9E57 Triadic#579E8A Triadic#8A579E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E8A57, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AE9B6B #BAAA82 #C7BA99 #D5CCB3 #E2DBCA #EFEBE1

Shades

#8A794C #73643F #5F5335 #4C422A #38311F #211D12

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