What color is #966E53?

#966E53 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Leather. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #966E53?

The RGB value is 150, 110, 83: 150 red, 110 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #966E53?

The complementary color is #537B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #966E53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#966E53 color

#966E53 rgb(150, 110, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #966E53 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 43.1% green and 32.5% blue (150, 110, 83).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 29% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 45% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Leather (#906A54), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#966E53 color codes

HEX	`#966E53`
RGB	`rgb(150, 110, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 43.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 29%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 45%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 45%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.81, 12.31, 21.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.81, 24.57, 59.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.716, 18.262, 10.668)`
Decimal	`9858643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #966E53, 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 #966E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#966E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #966E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #966e53; }
.text { color: #966e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #966e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 110 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #966e53, #968f53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #966E53?: #966E53 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Leather. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #966E53?: The RGB value is 150, 110, 83: 150 red, 110 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #966E53?: The complementary color is #537B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #966E53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.