What color is #968361?

#968361 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968361?

The RGB value is 150, 131, 97: 150 red, 131 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968361?

The complementary color is #617496, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968361?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968361 color

#968361 rgb(150, 131, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #968361 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 51.4% green and 38% blue (150, 131, 97).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 35% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#968361 color codes

HEX	`#968361`
RGB	`rgb(150, 131, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 51.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 35%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 35%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.67, 2.01, 21.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.67, 21.16, 84.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.852, 23.581, 14.655)`
Decimal	`9864033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968361, 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 #968361	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968361 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #968361 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968361; }
.text { color: #968361; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968361; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 131 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968361, #8f9661); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #968361?: #968361 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968361?: The RGB value is 150, 131, 97: 150 red, 131 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968361?: The complementary color is #617496, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968361?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.