What color is #996E59?

#996E59 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #996E59?

The RGB value is 153, 110, 89: 153 red, 110 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #996E59?

The complementary color is #598499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #996E59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#996E59 color

#996E59 rgb(153, 110, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #996E59 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 43.1% green and 34.9% blue (153, 110, 89).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 26% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 42% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#996E59 color codes

HEX	`#996E59`
RGB	`rgb(153, 110, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 43.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 26%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 42%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 42%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.27, 14.28, 18.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.27, 23.34, 52.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.517, 18.647, 11.968)`
Decimal	`10055257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #996E59, 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 #996E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#996E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #996E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #996e59; }
.text { color: #996e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #996e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 110 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #996e59, #998e59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #996E59?: #996E59 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #996E59?: The RGB value is 153, 110, 89: 153 red, 110 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #996E59?: The complementary color is #598499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #996E59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.