What color is #964E02?

#964E02 is a dark, vivid orange known as Warm Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Warm Brown?

The RGB value is 150, 78, 2: 150 red, 78 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Warm Brown?

The complementary color is #024A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #964E02?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Warm Brown color: hex code #964E02

#964E02 rgb(150, 78, 2)

Shades of brown

Warm Brown has the hex code #964E02. It is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 30.6% green and 0.8% blue (150, 78, 2).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 97% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 99% yellow and 41% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

Warm Brown (#964E02) color codes

HEX	`#964E02`
RGB	`rgb(150, 78, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 30.6%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 97%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 99%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 99%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.12, 25.87, 49.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.12, 56.26, 62.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.315, 11.939, 1.555)`
Decimal	`9850370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Warm Brown, 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 #964E02	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#964E02 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #964E02 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #964e02; }
.text { color: #964e02; }
.border { border: 2px solid #964e02; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 78 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #964e02, #949602); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #964E02 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #964E02?: #964E02 is a dark, vivid orange known as Warm Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Warm Brown?: The RGB value is 150, 78, 2: 150 red, 78 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Warm Brown?: The complementary color is #024A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #964E02?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.