What color is #975C31?

#975C31 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Gingerbread Crumble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #975C31?

The RGB value is 151, 92, 49: 151 red, 92 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #975C31?

The complementary color is #316C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #975C31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#975C31 color

#975C31 rgb(151, 92, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #975C31 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 36.1% green and 19.2% blue (151, 92, 49).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 51% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 68% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Gingerbread Crumble (#9C5E33), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#975C31 color codes

HEX	`#975C31`
RGB	`rgb(151, 92, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 36.1%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 51%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 68%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 68%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.88, 20.09, 34.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.88, 39.8, 59.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.145, 14.457, 4.793)`
Decimal	`9919537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #975C31, 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 #975C31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#975C31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	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 #975C31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #975c31; }
.text { color: #975c31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #975c31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 92 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #975c31, #978f31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #975C31?: #975C31 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Gingerbread Crumble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #975C31?: The RGB value is 151, 92, 49: 151 red, 92 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #975C31?: The complementary color is #316C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #975C31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.