What color is #96816E?

#96816E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96816E?

The RGB value is 150, 129, 110: 150 red, 129 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96816E?

The complementary color is #6E8396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96816E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96816E color

#96816E rgb(150, 129, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #96816E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 50.6% green and 43.1% blue (150, 129, 110).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 27% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Gazelle (#947E68), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#96816E color codes

HEX	`#96816E`
RGB	`rgb(150, 129, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 50.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 27%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 27%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.39, 4.95, 13.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.39, 14.17, 69.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.243, 23.311, 18.024)`
Decimal	`9863534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96816E, 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 #96816E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96816E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #96816E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96816e; }
.text { color: #96816e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96816e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 129 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96816e, #96956e); }

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Questions

What color is #96816E?: #96816E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96816E?: The RGB value is 150, 129, 110: 150 red, 129 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96816E?: The complementary color is #6E8396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96816E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.