What color is #96776C?

#96776C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96776C?

The RGB value is 150, 119, 108: 150 red, 119 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96776C?

The complementary color is #6C8B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96776C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96776C color

#96776C rgb(150, 119, 108)

Shades of brown

The hex color #96776C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 46.7% green and 42.4% blue (150, 119, 108).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 28% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#96776C color codes

HEX	`#96776C`
RGB	`rgb(150, 119, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 46.7%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 28%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.69, 10.38, 10.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.69, 14.87, 45.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.882, 20.761, 17.039)`
Decimal	`9860972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96776C, 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 #96776C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96776C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #96776C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96776c; }
.text { color: #96776c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96776c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 119 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96776c, #968c6c); }

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Questions

What color is #96776C?: #96776C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96776C?: The RGB value is 150, 119, 108: 150 red, 119 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96776C?: The complementary color is #6C8B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96776C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.