What color is #967F78?

#967F78 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #967F78?

The RGB value is 150, 127, 120: 150 red, 127 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #967F78?

The complementary color is #788F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967F78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#967F78 color

#967F78 rgb(150, 127, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #967F78 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 49.8% green and 47.1% blue (150, 127, 120).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 20% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#967F78 color codes

HEX	`#967F78`
RGB	`rgb(150, 127, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 49.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 20%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 20%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.09, 7.64, 7.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.09, 10.42, 42.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.557, 23.02, 20.968)`
Decimal	`9863032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #967F78, 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 #967F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #967F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967f78; }
.text { color: #967f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 127 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967f78, #968e78); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #967F78?: #967F78 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #967F78?: The RGB value is 150, 127, 120: 150 red, 127 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #967F78?: The complementary color is #788F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967F78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.