What color is #967366?

#967366 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 #967366?

The RGB value is 150, 115, 102: 150 red, 115 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #967366?

The complementary color is #668996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967366?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#967366 color

#967366 rgb(150, 115, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #967366 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 45.1% green and 40% blue (150, 115, 102).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 32% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#967366 color codes

HEX	`#967366`
RGB	`rgb(150, 115, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 45.1%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 32%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 32%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.5, 11.82, 12.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.5, 17.2, 46.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.107, 19.706, 15.26)`
Decimal	`9859942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #967366, 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 #967366	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967366 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #967366 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967366; }
.text { color: #967366; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967366; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 115 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967366, #968b66); }

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Questions

What color is #967366?: #967366 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 #967366?: The RGB value is 150, 115, 102: 150 red, 115 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #967366?: The complementary color is #668996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967366?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.