What color is #967E73?

#967E73 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #967E73?

The RGB value is 150, 126, 115: 150 red, 126 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #967E73?

The complementary color is #738B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967E73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#967E73 color

#967E73 rgb(150, 126, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #967E73 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 49.4% green and 45.1% blue (150, 126, 115).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 23% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#967E73 color codes

HEX	`#967E73`
RGB	`rgb(150, 126, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 49.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 23%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.7, 7.42, 9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.7, 11.99, 51.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.133, 22.644, 19.369)`
Decimal	`9862771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #967E73, 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 #967E73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967E73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #967E73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967e73; }
.text { color: #967e73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967e73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 126 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967e73, #969073); }

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Questions

What color is #967E73?: #967E73 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #967E73?: The RGB value is 150, 126, 115: 150 red, 126 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #967E73?: The complementary color is #738B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967E73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.