What color is #968178?

#968178 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968178?

The RGB value is 150, 129, 120: 150 red, 129 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968178?

The complementary color is #788D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968178?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968178 color

#968178 rgb(150, 129, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #968178 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 50.6% green and 47.1% blue (150, 129, 120).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#968178 color codes

HEX	`#968178`
RGB	`rgb(150, 129, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 50.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 20%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 20%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.63, 6.5, 7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.63, 10.18, 50.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.818, 23.541, 21.055)`
Decimal	`9863544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968178, 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 #968178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #968178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968178; }
.text { color: #968178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 129 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968178, #969078); }

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Questions

What color is #968178?: #968178 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968178?: The RGB value is 150, 129, 120: 150 red, 129 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968178?: The complementary color is #788D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968178?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.