What color is #967F79?

#967F79 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #967F79?

The RGB value is 150, 127, 121: 150 red, 127 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #967F79?

The complementary color is #799096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967F79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#967F79 color

#967F79 rgb(150, 127, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #967F79 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 49.8% green and 47.5% blue (150, 127, 121).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 19% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#967F79 color codes

HEX	`#967F79`
RGB	`rgb(150, 127, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 49.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.12, 7.8, 6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.12, 10.18, 39.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.618, 23.044, 21.289)`
Decimal	`9863033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #967F79, 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 #967F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #967F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967f79; }
.text { color: #967f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 127 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967f79, #968e79); }

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Questions

What color is #967F79?: #967F79 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #967F79?: The RGB value is 150, 127, 121: 150 red, 127 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #967F79?: The complementary color is #799096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967F79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.