What color is #967B46?

#967B46 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pyramid. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #967B46?

The RGB value is 150, 123, 70: 150 red, 123 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #967B46?

The complementary color is #466196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967B46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#967B46 color

#967B46 rgb(150, 123, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #967B46 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 48.2% green and 27.5% blue (150, 123, 70).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 36% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 53% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Pyramid (#9F7D4F), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#967B46 color codes

HEX	`#967B46`
RGB	`rgb(150, 123, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 48.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 36%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 53%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 53%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.05, 3.51, 32.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.05, 32.87, 83.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.767, 21.093, 8.771)`
Decimal	`9861958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #967B46, 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 #967B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #967B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967b46; }
.text { color: #967b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 123 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967b46, #899646); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #967B46?: #967B46 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pyramid. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #967B46?: The RGB value is 150, 123, 70: 150 red, 123 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #967B46?: The complementary color is #466196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967B46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.