What color is #96873F?

#96873F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96873F?

The RGB value is 150, 135, 63: 150 red, 135 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96873F?

The complementary color is #3F4E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96873F?

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.

#96873F color

#96873F rgb(150, 135, 63)

Shades of brown

The hex color #96873F is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 52.9% green and 24.7% blue (150, 135, 63).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 41% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 58% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Jalapeño (#9A8D3F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#96873F color codes

HEX	`#96873F`
RGB	`rgb(150, 135, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 52.9%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 41%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 58%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 58%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.26, -3.82, 40.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.26, 40.3, 95.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.14, 24.172, 8.201)`
Decimal	`9865023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96873F, 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 #96873F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96873F 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 #96873F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96873f; }
.text { color: #96873f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96873f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 135 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96873f, #79963f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #96873F?: #96873F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96873F?: The RGB value is 150, 135, 63: 150 red, 135 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96873F?: The complementary color is #3F4E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96873F?: 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.