What color is #967969?

#967969 is a grayish orange known as Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mocha?

The RGB value is 150, 121, 105: 150 red, 121 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mocha?

The complementary color is #698696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967969?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mocha color: hex code #967969

#967969 rgb(150, 121, 105)

Shades of brown

Mocha has the hex code #967969. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 47.5% green and 41.2% blue (150, 121, 105).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 30% yellow and 41% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

Mocha (#967969) color codes

HEX	`#967969`
RGB	`rgb(150, 121, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 47.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 30%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 30%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.15, 8.79, 13.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.15, 15.72, 56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.965, 21.18, 16.293)`
Decimal	`9861481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mocha, 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 #967969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #967969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967969; }
.text { color: #967969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 121 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967969, #969069); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #967969 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #967969?: #967969 is a grayish orange known as Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mocha?: The RGB value is 150, 121, 105: 150 red, 121 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mocha?: The complementary color is #698696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967969?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.