What color is #967217?

#967217 is a dark, moderate orange known as Glazed Chestnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Glazed Chestnut?

The RGB value is 150, 114, 23: 150 red, 114 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Glazed Chestnut?

The complementary color is #173B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967217?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Glazed Chestnut color: hex code #967217

#967217 rgb(150, 114, 23)

Shades of brown

Glazed Chestnut has the hex code #967217. It is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 44.7% green and 9% blue (150, 114, 23).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 73% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 85% yellow and 41% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

Glazed Chestnut (#967217) color codes

HEX	`#967217`
RGB	`rgb(150, 114, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 44.7%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 73%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 85%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 85%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.19, 5.75, 51.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.19, 51.41, 83.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.751, 18.582, 3.41)`
Decimal	`9859607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Glazed Chestnut, 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 #967217	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967217 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	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 #967217 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967217; }
.text { color: #967217; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967217; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 114 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967217, #7a9617); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

See #967217 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #967217?: #967217 is a dark, moderate orange known as Glazed Chestnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Glazed Chestnut?: The RGB value is 150, 114, 23: 150 red, 114 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Glazed Chestnut?: The complementary color is #173B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967217?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.