What color is #966F65?

#966F65 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 #966F65?

The RGB value is 150, 111, 101: 150 red, 111 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #966F65?

The complementary color is #658C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #966F65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#966F65 color

#966F65 rgb(150, 111, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #966F65 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 43.5% green and 39.6% blue (150, 111, 101).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 33% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#966F65 color codes

HEX	`#966F65`
RGB	`rgb(150, 111, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 43.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 33%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 33%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.44, 14, 11.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.44, 18.18, 39.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.612, 18.794, 14.851)`
Decimal	`9858917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #966F65, 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 #966F65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#966F65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #966F65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #966f65; }
.text { color: #966f65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #966f65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 111 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #966f65, #968865); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #966F65?: #966F65 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 #966F65?: The RGB value is 150, 111, 101: 150 red, 111 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #966F65?: The complementary color is #658C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #966F65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.