What color is #967560?

#967560 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 #967560?

The RGB value is 150, 117, 96: 150 red, 117 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #967560?

The complementary color is #608196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967560?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#967560 color

#967560 rgb(150, 117, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #967560 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 45.9% green and 37.6% blue (150, 117, 96).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 22% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 36% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Whisky Barrel (#96745B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#967560 color codes

HEX	`#967560`
RGB	`rgb(150, 117, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 45.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 22%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 36%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 36%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.9, 9.86, 16.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.9, 19.25, 59.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.051, 20.052, 13.826)`
Decimal	`9860448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #967560, 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 #967560	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967560 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #967560 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967560; }
.text { color: #967560; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967560; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 117 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967560, #969060); }

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Questions

What color is #967560?: #967560 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 #967560?: The RGB value is 150, 117, 96: 150 red, 117 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #967560?: The complementary color is #608196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967560?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.