What color is #967261?

#967261 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 #967261?

The RGB value is 150, 114, 97: 150 red, 114 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #967261?

The complementary color is #618596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967261?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#967261 color

#967261 rgb(150, 114, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #967261 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 44.7% green and 38% blue (150, 114, 97).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 35% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#967261 color codes

HEX	`#967261`
RGB	`rgb(150, 114, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 44.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 35%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 35%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.13, 11.72, 14.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.13, 18.96, 51.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.753, 19.383, 13.955)`
Decimal	`9859681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #967261, 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 #967261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #967261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967261; }
.text { color: #967261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 114 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967261, #968d61); }

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Questions

What color is #967261?: #967261 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 #967261?: The RGB value is 150, 114, 97: 150 red, 114 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #967261?: The complementary color is #618596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967261?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.