What color is #956346?

#956346 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Argan Oil. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #956346?

The RGB value is 149, 99, 70: 149 red, 99 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #956346?

The complementary color is #467895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #956346?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#956346 color

#956346 rgb(149, 99, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #956346 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 38.8% green and 27.5% blue (149, 99, 70).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 36% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 53% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Argan Oil (#9D6646), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#956346 color codes

HEX	`#956346`
RGB	`rgb(149, 99, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 38.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 36%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 53%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 53%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.65, 16.87, 24.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.65, 29.87, 55.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.963, 15.757, 7.888)`
Decimal	`9790278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #956346, 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 #956346	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#956346 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #956346 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #956346; }
.text { color: #956346; }
.border { border: 2px solid #956346; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 99 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #956346, #958b46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #956346?: #956346 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Argan Oil. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #956346?: The RGB value is 149, 99, 70: 149 red, 99 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #956346?: The complementary color is #467895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #956346?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.