What color is #965E36?

#965E36 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gingerbread Crumble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #965E36?

The RGB value is 150, 94, 54: 150 red, 94 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #965E36?

The complementary color is #366E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #965E36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#965E36 color

#965E36 rgb(150, 94, 54)

Shades of brown

The hex color #965E36 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 36.9% green and 21.2% blue (150, 94, 54).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 47% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 64% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Gingerbread Crumble (#9C5E33), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#965E36 color codes

HEX	`#965E36`
RGB	`rgb(150, 94, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 36.9%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 47%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 64%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 64%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.3, 18.85, 32.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.3, 37.2, 59.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.247, 14.757, 5.429)`
Decimal	`9854518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #965E36, 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 #965E36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#965E36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #965E36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #965e36; }
.text { color: #965e36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #965e36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 94 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #965e36, #968e36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #965E36?: #965E36 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gingerbread Crumble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #965E36?: The RGB value is 150, 94, 54: 150 red, 94 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #965E36?: The complementary color is #366E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #965E36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.