What color is #968174?

#968174 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968174?

The RGB value is 150, 129, 116: 150 red, 129 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968174?

The complementary color is #748996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968174?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968174 color

#968174 rgb(150, 129, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #968174 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 50.6% green and 45.5% blue (150, 129, 116).

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

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#968174 color codes

HEX	`#968174`
RGB	`rgb(150, 129, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 50.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 23%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.53, 5.86, 10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.53, 11.6, 59.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.58, 23.446, 19.803)`
Decimal	`9863540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968174, 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 #968174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #968174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968174; }
.text { color: #968174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 129 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968174, #969274); }

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Questions

What color is #968174?: #968174 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968174?: The RGB value is 150, 129, 116: 150 red, 129 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968174?: The complementary color is #748996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968174?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.