What color is #966F57?

#966F57 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Leather. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #966F57?

The RGB value is 150, 111, 87: 150 red, 111 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #966F57?

The complementary color is #577E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #966F57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#966F57 color

#966F57 rgb(150, 111, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #966F57 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 43.5% green and 34.1% blue (150, 111, 87).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 27% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 42% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Leather (#906A54), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#966F57 color codes

HEX	`#966F57`
RGB	`rgb(150, 111, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 43.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 27%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 42%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 42%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.15, 12.19, 19.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.15, 22.91, 57.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.983, 18.542, 11.541)`
Decimal	`9858903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #966F57, 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 #966F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#966F57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #966F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #966f57; }
.text { color: #966f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #966f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 111 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #966f57, #968e57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #966F57?: #966F57 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Leather. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #966F57?: The RGB value is 150, 111, 87: 150 red, 111 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #966F57?: The complementary color is #577E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #966F57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.