What color is #968761?

#968761 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 #968761?

The RGB value is 150, 135, 97: 150 red, 135 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968761?

The complementary color is #617096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968761?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968761 color

#968761 rgb(150, 135, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #968761 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 52.9% green and 38% blue (150, 135, 97).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 35% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#968761 color codes

HEX	`#968761`
RGB	`rgb(150, 135, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 52.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 35%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 35%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.76, -0.24, 22.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.76, 22.53, 90.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.4, 24.676, 14.837)`
Decimal	`9865057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968761, 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 #968761	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968761 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #968761 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968761; }
.text { color: #968761; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968761; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 135 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968761, #8b9661); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #968761?: #968761 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 #968761?: The RGB value is 150, 135, 97: 150 red, 135 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968761?: The complementary color is #617096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968761?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.