What color is #96837B?

#96837B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96837B?

The RGB value is 150, 131, 123: 150 red, 131 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96837B?

The complementary color is #7B8E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96837B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96837B color

#96837B rgb(150, 131, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96837B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 51.4% green and 48.2% blue (150, 131, 123).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 18% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#96837B color codes

HEX	`#96837B`
RGB	`rgb(150, 131, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 51.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 18%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 18%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.24, 5.85, 6.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.24, 9.1, 50.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.269, 24.147, 22.118)`
Decimal	`9864059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96837B, 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 #96837B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96837B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #96837B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96837b; }
.text { color: #96837b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96837b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 131 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96837b, #96907b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #96837B?: #96837B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96837B?: The RGB value is 150, 131, 123: 150 red, 131 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96837B?: The complementary color is #7B8E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96837B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.