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#967775

Mocha · medium warm red

About #967775

#967775 is a muted, medium shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 59% red, 47% green and 46% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 22% yellow and 41% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Mocha (ΔE 7.9); Taupe comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #759496 — a slate gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #967775 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 5.19:1, a WCAG AA pass.

Colour codes

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Red150
Green119
Blue117

Closest named colours

Mocha
#967969 · ΔE 7.9
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 11.7
Mocha Mousse
#A47864 · ΔE 12.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #967775

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mocha #967775.
4.04:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on mocha #967775.
5.19:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #967775 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#967775
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7D7B75
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#848175
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9D7477

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #967775?

#967775 is a muted, medium shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 59% red, 47% green and 46% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 22% yellow and 41% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #967775?

Use black text. Black on #967775 has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #967775?

Its complementary colour is #759496, and analogous partners are #967584 and #968875.