What color is #968356?

#968356 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968356?

The RGB value is 150, 131, 86: 150 red, 131 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968356?

The complementary color is #566996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968356?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968356 color

#968356 rgb(150, 131, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #968356 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 51.4% green and 33.7% blue (150, 131, 86).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 27% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 43% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Wasteland (#9C8855), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#968356 color codes

HEX	`#968356`
RGB	`rgb(150, 131, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 51.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 27%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 43%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 43%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.47, 0.66, 26.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.47, 26.98, 88.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.374, 23.389, 12.138)`
Decimal	`9864022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968356, 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 #968356	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968356 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #968356 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968356; }
.text { color: #968356; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968356; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 131 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968356, #899656); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #968356?: #968356 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968356?: The RGB value is 150, 131, 86: 150 red, 131 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968356?: The complementary color is #566996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968356?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.