What color is #976C22?

#976C22 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Embarrassed Frog. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #976C22?

The RGB value is 151, 108, 34: 151 red, 108 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #976C22?

The complementary color is #224D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #976C22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#976C22 color

#976C22 rgb(151, 108, 34)

Shades of brown

The hex color #976C22 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 42.4% green and 13.3% blue (151, 108, 34).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 63% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 77% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Embarrassed Frog (#996611), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#976C22 color codes

HEX	`#976C22`
RGB	`rgb(151, 108, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 42.4%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 63%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 77%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 77%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.79, 10.07, 45.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.79, 46.84, 77.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.415, 17.421, 3.906)`
Decimal	`9923618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #976C22, 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 #976C22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#976C22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #976C22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #976c22; }
.text { color: #976c22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #976c22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 108 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #976c22, #879722); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #976C22?: #976C22 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Embarrassed Frog. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #976C22?: The RGB value is 151, 108, 34: 151 red, 108 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #976C22?: The complementary color is #224D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #976C22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.