What color is #97836E?

#97836E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97836E?

The RGB value is 151, 131, 110: 151 red, 131 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97836E?

The complementary color is #6E8297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97836E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97836E color

#97836E rgb(151, 131, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #97836E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 51.4% green and 43.1% blue (151, 131, 110).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 27% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Gazelle (#947E68), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#97836E color codes

HEX	`#97836E`
RGB	`rgb(151, 131, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 51.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 27%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 27%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.03, 4.22, 14.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.03, 14.79, 73.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.693, 23.938, 18.121)`
Decimal	`9929582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97836E, 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 #97836E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97836E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #97836E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97836e; }
.text { color: #97836e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97836e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 131 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97836e, #97976e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #97836E?: #97836E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97836E?: The RGB value is 151, 131, 110: 151 red, 131 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97836E?: The complementary color is #6E8297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97836E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.