What color is #976F64?

#976F64 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #976F64?

The RGB value is 151, 111, 100: 151 red, 111 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #976F64?

The complementary color is #648C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #976F64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#976F64 color

#976F64 rgb(151, 111, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #976F64 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 43.5% green and 39.2% blue (151, 111, 100).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 34% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#976F64 color codes

HEX	`#976F64`
RGB	`rgb(151, 111, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 43.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 34%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 34%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.53, 14.27, 12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.53, 18.87, 40.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.748, 18.869, 14.603)`
Decimal	`9924452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #976F64, 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 #976F64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#976F64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #976F64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #976f64; }
.text { color: #976f64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #976f64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 111 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #976f64, #978964); }

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Questions

What color is #976F64?: #976F64 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #976F64?: The RGB value is 151, 111, 100: 151 red, 111 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #976F64?: The complementary color is #648C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #976F64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.