What color is #968579?

#968579 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968579?

The RGB value is 150, 133, 121: 150 red, 133 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968579?

The complementary color is #798A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968579?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968579 color

#968579 rgb(150, 133, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #968579 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 52.2% green and 47.5% blue (150, 133, 121).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#968579 color codes

HEX	`#968579`
RGB	`rgb(150, 133, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 52.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 19%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.72, 4.38, 8.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.72, 9.85, 63.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.416, 24.64, 21.555)`
Decimal	`9864569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968579, 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 #968579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #968579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968579; }
.text { color: #968579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 133 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968579, #969479); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #968579?: #968579 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968579?: The RGB value is 150, 133, 121: 150 red, 133 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968579?: The complementary color is #798A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968579?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.