What color is #96705F?

#96705F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96705F?

The RGB value is 150, 112, 95: 150 red, 112 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96705F?

The complementary color is #5F8596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96705F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96705F color

#96705F rgb(150, 112, 95)

Shades of brown

The hex color #96705F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 43.9% green and 37.3% blue (150, 112, 95).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 22% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 37% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#96705F color codes

HEX	`#96705F`
RGB	`rgb(150, 112, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 43.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 22%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 37%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 37%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.57, 12.61, 15.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.57, 19.83, 50.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.438, 18.9, 13.396)`
Decimal	`9859167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96705F, 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 #96705F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96705F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #96705F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96705f; }
.text { color: #96705f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96705f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 112 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96705f, #968c5f); }

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Questions

What color is #96705F?: #96705F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96705F?: The RGB value is 150, 112, 95: 150 red, 112 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96705F?: The complementary color is #5F8596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96705F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.