What color is #96815A?

#96815A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96815A?

The RGB value is 150, 129, 90: 150 red, 129 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96815A?

The complementary color is #5A6F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96815A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96815A color

#96815A rgb(150, 129, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #96815A is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 50.6% green and 35.3% blue (150, 129, 90).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 25% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 40% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#96815A color codes

HEX	`#96815A`
RGB	`rgb(150, 129, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 50.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 25%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 40%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 40%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.99, 2.26, 24.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.99, 24.22, 84.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.274, 22.924, 12.922)`
Decimal	`9863514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96815A, 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 #96815A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96815A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #96815A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96815a; }
.text { color: #96815a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96815a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 129 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96815a, #8d965a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #96815A?: #96815A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96815A?: The RGB value is 150, 129, 90: 150 red, 129 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96815A?: The complementary color is #5A6F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96815A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.