What color is #967B78?

#967B78 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #967B78?

The RGB value is 150, 123, 120: 150 red, 123 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #967B78?

The complementary color is #789396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967B78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#967B78 color

#967B78 rgb(150, 123, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #967B78 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 48.2% green and 47.1% blue (150, 123, 120).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 20% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#967B78 color codes

HEX	`#967B78`
RGB	`rgb(150, 123, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 48.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 20%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 20%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.03, 9.94, 5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.03, 11.39, 29.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.051, 22.007, 20.799)`
Decimal	`9862008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #967B78, 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 #967B78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967B78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #967B78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967b78; }
.text { color: #967b78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967b78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 123 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967b78, #968a78); }

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Questions

What color is #967B78?: #967B78 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #967B78?: The RGB value is 150, 123, 120: 150 red, 123 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #967B78?: The complementary color is #789396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967B78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.