What color is #916761?

#916761 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #916761?

The RGB value is 145, 103, 97: 145 red, 103 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #916761?

The complementary color is #618B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #916761?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#916761 color

#916761 rgb(145, 103, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #916761 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 40.4% green and 38% blue (145, 103, 97).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 33% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#916761 color codes

HEX	`#916761`
RGB	`rgb(145, 103, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 40.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 33%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 33%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.73, 16.02, 10.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.73, 18.94, 32.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.685, 16.584, 13.524)`
Decimal	`9529185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #916761, 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 #916761	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#916761 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #916761 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #916761; }
.text { color: #916761; }
.border { border: 2px solid #916761; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 103 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #916761, #917f61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #916761?: #916761 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #916761?: The RGB value is 145, 103, 97: 145 red, 103 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #916761?: The complementary color is #618B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #916761?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.