What color is #976356?

#976356 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chutney. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #976356?

The RGB value is 151, 99, 86: 151 red, 99 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #976356?

The complementary color is #568A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #976356?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#976356 color

#976356 rgb(151, 99, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #976356 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 38.8% green and 33.7% blue (151, 99, 86).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 27% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 43% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Chutney (#9F5E4E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#976356 color codes

HEX	`#976356`
RGB	`rgb(151, 99, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 38.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 27%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 43%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 43%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.2, 19.43, 16.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.2, 25.19, 39.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.905, 16.176, 10.929)`
Decimal	`9921366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #976356, 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 #976356	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#976356 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #976356 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #976356; }
.text { color: #976356; }
.border { border: 2px solid #976356; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 99 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #976356, #978456); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #976356?: #976356 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chutney. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #976356?: The RGB value is 151, 99, 86: 151 red, 99 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #976356?: The complementary color is #568A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #976356?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.