Dark Chestnut (#986960)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 4.64:1 — vs black: 4.52:1

Color values

HEX #986960
RGB rgb(152, 105, 96)
HSL hsl(9, 36%, 59%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 30.92, 36.84, 40.39 )
Websafe #996666

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Logo (175) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #986960 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dark Chestnut
#986960 Base

#608F98

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Dark Chestnut
#986960 Base

#986073

#988560

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dark Chestnut
#986960 Base

#609869

#696098

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dark Chestnut
#986960 Base

#609885

#607398

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dark Chestnut
#986960 Base

#739860

#608F98

#856098

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dark Chestnut
#986960 Base

#3A2825

#694942

#7F5850

#A97F77

#B7948D

#D5C0BC

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dark Chestnut, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #100B0A

— #2B1E1B

— #46302C

— #61433E

— #7D564F

Dark Chestnut #986960 Base

— #AC837B

— #BE9E98

— #D1BAB5

— #E3D5D2

— #F5F0EF

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #986960. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #986960;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #986960;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #986960;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #986960,
        #72B2BE
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #986960,
        #72B2BE
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$dark-chestnut: #986960;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-chestnut-r: 152;
$dark-chestnut-g: 105;
$dark-chestnut-b: 96;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dark-chestnut;
    color: rgba($dark-chestnut-r, $dark-chestnut-g, $dark-chestnut-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Dark Chestnut appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #986960 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #79795E Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #6F6F60 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #996868 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #747474 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dark Chestnut ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Chestnut #986960 Base

Blast-off Bronze #A57164 ΔE 4.03

Copper Rose #996666 ΔE 4.06

Copper Penny #AD6F69 ΔE 5.55

Rose Taupe #905D5D ΔE 5.63

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.