What color is #968B6A?

#968B6A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968B6A?

The RGB value is 150, 139, 106: 150 red, 139 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968B6A?

The complementary color is #6A7596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968B6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968B6A color

#968B6A rgb(150, 139, 106)

Shades of brown

The hex color #968B6A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 54.5% green and 41.6% blue (150, 139, 106).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 29% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#968B6A color codes

HEX	`#968B6A`
RGB	`rgb(150, 139, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 54.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 29%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 29%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.03, -1.26, 19.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.03, 19.22, 93.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.412, 25.991, 17.364)`
Decimal	`9866090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968B6A, 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 #968B6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968B6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #968B6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968b6a; }
.text { color: #968b6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968b6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 139 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968b6a, #8b966a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #968B6A?: #968B6A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968B6A?: The RGB value is 150, 139, 106: 150 red, 139 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968B6A?: The complementary color is #6A7596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968B6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.