What color is #967E72?

#967E72 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #967E72?

The RGB value is 150, 126, 114: 150 red, 126 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #967E72?

The complementary color is #728A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967E72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#967E72 color

#967E72 rgb(150, 126, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #967E72 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 49.4% green and 44.7% blue (150, 126, 114).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 24% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#967E72 color codes

HEX	`#967E72`
RGB	`rgb(150, 126, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 49.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 24%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 24%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.68, 7.26, 9.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.68, 12.33, 53.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.076, 22.621, 19.067)`
Decimal	`9862770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #967E72, 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 #967E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #967E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967e72; }
.text { color: #967e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 126 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967e72, #969072); }

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Questions

What color is #967E72?: #967E72 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #967E72?: The RGB value is 150, 126, 114: 150 red, 126 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #967E72?: The complementary color is #728A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967E72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.