What color is #976D22?

#976D22 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Puma. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #976D22?

The RGB value is 151, 109, 34: 151 red, 109 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #976D22?

The complementary color is #224C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #976D22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#976D22 color

#976D22 rgb(151, 109, 34)

Shades of brown

The hex color #976D22 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 42.7% green and 13.3% blue (151, 109, 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 Puma (#96711C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#976D22 color codes

HEX	`#976D22`
RGB	`rgb(151, 109, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 42.7%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 63%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 77%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 77%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.05, 9.49, 45.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.05, 46.96, 78.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.521, 17.634, 3.941)`
Decimal	`9923874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #976D22, 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 #976D22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#976D22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #976D22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #976d22; }
.text { color: #976d22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #976d22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 109 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #976d22, #879722); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #976D22?: #976D22 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Puma. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #976D22?: The RGB value is 151, 109, 34: 151 red, 109 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #976D22?: The complementary color is #224C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #976D22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.