What color is #976560?

#976560 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #976560?

The RGB value is 151, 101, 96: 151 red, 101 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #976560?

The complementary color is #609297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #976560?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#976560 color

#976560 rgb(151, 101, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #976560 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 39.6% green and 37.6% blue (151, 101, 96).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 22% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 36% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#976560 color codes

HEX	`#976560`
RGB	`rgb(151, 101, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 39.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 22%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 36%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 36%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.92, 19.52, 11.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.92, 22.43, 29.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.528, 16.733, 13.265)`
Decimal	`9921888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #976560, 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 #976560	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#976560 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #976560 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #976560; }
.text { color: #976560; }
.border { border: 2px solid #976560; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 101 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #976560, #978160); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #976560?: #976560 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #976560?: The RGB value is 151, 101, 96: 151 red, 101 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #976560?: The complementary color is #609297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #976560?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.