What color is #96745B?

#96745B is a grayish orange known as Whisky Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Whisky Barrel?

The RGB value is 150, 116, 91: 150 red, 116 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Whisky Barrel?

The complementary color is #5B7D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96745B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Whisky Barrel color: hex code #96745B

#96745B rgb(150, 116, 91)

Shades of brown

Whisky Barrel has the hex code #96745B. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 45.5% green and 35.7% blue (150, 116, 91).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 24% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 39% yellow and 41% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

Whisky Barrel (#96745B) color codes

HEX	`#96745B`
RGB	`rgb(150, 116, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 45.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 24%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 39%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 39%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.53, 9.8, 18.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.53, 21.32, 62.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.712, 19.731, 12.613)`
Decimal	`9860187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Whisky Barrel, 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 #96745B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96745B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #96745B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96745b; }
.text { color: #96745b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96745b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 116 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96745b, #96915b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #96745B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #96745B?: #96745B is a grayish orange known as Whisky Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Whisky Barrel?: The RGB value is 150, 116, 91: 150 red, 116 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Whisky Barrel?: The complementary color is #5B7D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96745B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.