What color is #96755B?

#96755B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Whisky Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96755B?

The RGB value is 150, 117, 91: 150 red, 117 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96755B?

The complementary color is #5B7C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96755B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96755B color

#96755B rgb(150, 117, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #96755B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 45.9% green and 35.7% blue (150, 117, 91).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 24% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 39% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Whisky Barrel (#96745B), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#96755B color codes

HEX	`#96755B`
RGB	`rgb(150, 117, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 45.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 24%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 39%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 39%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.8, 9.22, 19.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.8, 21.38, 64.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.828, 19.963, 12.652)`
Decimal	`9860443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96755B, 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 #96755B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96755B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #96755B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96755b; }
.text { color: #96755b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96755b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 117 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96755b, #96935b); }

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Questions

What color is #96755B?: #96755B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Whisky Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96755B?: The RGB value is 150, 117, 91: 150 red, 117 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96755B?: The complementary color is #5B7C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96755B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.