What color is #965A3E?

#965A3E is a desaturated orange known as Coconut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Coconut?

The RGB value is 150, 90, 62: 150 red, 90 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Coconut?

The complementary color is #3E7A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #965A3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Coconut color: hex code #965A3E

#965A3E rgb(150, 90, 62)

Shades of brown

Coconut has the hex code #965A3E. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 35.3% green and 24.3% blue (150, 90, 62).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 42% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 59% yellow and 41% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

Coconut (#965A3E) color codes

HEX	`#965A3E`
RGB	`rgb(150, 90, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 35.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 42%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 59%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 59%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.44, 21.77, 26.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.44, 34.3, 50.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.105, 14.146, 6.386)`
Decimal	`9853502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Coconut, 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 #965A3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#965A3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	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 #965A3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #965a3e; }
.text { color: #965a3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #965a3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 90 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #965a3e, #96863e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #965A3E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #965A3E?: #965A3E is a desaturated orange known as Coconut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Coconut?: The RGB value is 150, 90, 62: 150 red, 90 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Coconut?: The complementary color is #3E7A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #965A3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.