What color is #96715D?

#96715D 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 #96715D?

The RGB value is 150, 113, 93: 150 red, 113 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96715D?

The complementary color is #5D8296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96715D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96715D color

#96715D rgb(150, 113, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #96715D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 44.3% green and 36.5% blue (150, 113, 93).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 23% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 38% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#96715D color codes

HEX	`#96715D`
RGB	`rgb(150, 113, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 44.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 23%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 38%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 38%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.79, 11.78, 16.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.79, 20.49, 54.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.459, 19.086, 12.96)`
Decimal	`9859421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96715D, 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 #96715D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96715D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #96715D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96715d; }
.text { color: #96715d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96715d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 113 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96715d, #968d5d); }

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Questions

What color is #96715D?: #96715D 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 #96715D?: The RGB value is 150, 113, 93: 150 red, 113 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96715D?: The complementary color is #5D8296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96715D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.