What color is #976C54?

#976C54 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Leather. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #976C54?

The RGB value is 151, 108, 84: 151 red, 108 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #976C54?

The complementary color is #547F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #976C54?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#976C54 color

#976C54 rgb(151, 108, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #976C54 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 42.4% green and 32.9% blue (151, 108, 84).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 29% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 44% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Leather (#906A54), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#976C54 color codes

HEX	`#976C54`
RGB	`rgb(151, 108, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 42.4%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 29%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 44%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 44%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.43, 14, 20.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.43, 24.58, 55.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.726, 17.946, 10.811)`
Decimal	`9923668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #976C54, 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 #976C54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#976C54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #976C54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #976c54; }
.text { color: #976c54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #976c54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 108 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #976c54, #978d54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #976C54?: #976C54 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Leather. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #976C54?: The RGB value is 151, 108, 84: 151 red, 108 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #976C54?: The complementary color is #547F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #976C54?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.