What color is #968C72?

#968C72 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968C72?

The RGB value is 150, 140, 114: 150 red, 140 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968C72?

The complementary color is #727C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968C72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968C72 color

#968C72 rgb(150, 140, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #968C72 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 54.9% green and 44.7% blue (150, 140, 114).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 24% 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 6.29:1).

#968C72 color codes

HEX	`#968C72`
RGB	`rgb(150, 140, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 54.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 24%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 24%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.47, -0.65, 15.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.47, 15.28, 92.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.993, 26.456, 19.706)`
Decimal	`9866354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968C72, 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 #968C72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968C72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #968C72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968c72; }
.text { color: #968c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968c72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 140 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968c72, #8e9672); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #968C72?: #968C72 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968C72?: The RGB value is 150, 140, 114: 150 red, 140 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968C72?: The complementary color is #727C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968C72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.