What color is #97856B?

#97856B 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 #97856B?

The RGB value is 151, 133, 107: 151 red, 133 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97856B?

The complementary color is #6B7D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97856B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97856B color

#97856B rgb(151, 133, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #97856B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 52.2% green and 42% blue (151, 133, 107).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 29% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Tahini Brown (#9B856B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#97856B color codes

HEX	`#97856B`
RGB	`rgb(151, 133, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 52.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 29%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 29%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.5, 2.66, 16.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.5, 16.75, 80.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.804, 24.417, 17.366)`
Decimal	`9930091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97856B, 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 #97856B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97856B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #97856B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97856b; }
.text { color: #97856b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97856b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 133 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97856b, #93976b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #97856B?: #97856B 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 #97856B?: The RGB value is 151, 133, 107: 151 red, 133 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97856B?: The complementary color is #6B7D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97856B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.