What color is #978160?

#978160 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tahini Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978160?

The RGB value is 151, 129, 96: 151 red, 129 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978160?

The complementary color is #607697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978160?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978160 color

#978160 rgb(151, 129, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #978160 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 50.6% green and 37.6% blue (151, 129, 96).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 22% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 36% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Tahini Brown (#9B856B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#978160 color codes

HEX	`#978160`
RGB	`rgb(151, 129, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 50.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 22%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 36%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 36%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.2, 3.43, 21.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.2, 21.3, 80.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.725, 23.125, 14.331)`
Decimal	`9929056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978160, 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 #978160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #978160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978160; }
.text { color: #978160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 129 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978160, #929760); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #978160?: #978160 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tahini Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978160?: The RGB value is 151, 129, 96: 151 red, 129 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978160?: The complementary color is #607697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978160?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.