What color is #968764?

#968764 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 #968764?

The RGB value is 150, 135, 100: 150 red, 135 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968764?

The complementary color is #647396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968764?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968764 color

#968764 rgb(150, 135, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #968764 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 52.9% green and 39.2% blue (150, 135, 100).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 33% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#968764 color codes

HEX	`#968764`
RGB	`rgb(150, 135, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 52.9%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 33%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 33%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.81, 0.15, 20.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.81, 20.92, 89.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.542, 24.733, 15.588)`
Decimal	`9865060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968764, 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 #968764	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968764 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #968764 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968764; }
.text { color: #968764; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968764; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 135 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968764, #8c9664); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #968764?: #968764 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 #968764?: The RGB value is 150, 135, 100: 150 red, 135 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968764?: The complementary color is #647396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968764?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.