What color is #967A46?

#967A46 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pyramid. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #967A46?

The RGB value is 150, 122, 70: 150 red, 122 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #967A46?

The complementary color is #466296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967A46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#967A46 color

#967A46 rgb(150, 122, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #967A46 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 47.8% green and 27.5% blue (150, 122, 70).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 36% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 53% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Pyramid (#9F7D4F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#967A46 color codes

HEX	`#967A46`
RGB	`rgb(150, 122, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 47.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 36%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 53%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 53%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.78, 4.08, 32.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.78, 32.6, 82.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.644, 20.846, 8.73)`
Decimal	`9861702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #967A46, 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 #967A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967A46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #967A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967a46; }
.text { color: #967a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 122 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967a46, #8a9646); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #967A46?: #967A46 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pyramid. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #967A46?: The RGB value is 150, 122, 70: 150 red, 122 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #967A46?: The complementary color is #466296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967A46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.