What color is #96894E?

#96894E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Negishi Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96894E?

The RGB value is 150, 137, 78: 150 red, 137 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96894E?

The complementary color is #4E5B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96894E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96894E color

#96894E rgb(150, 137, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #96894E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 53.7% green and 30.6% blue (150, 137, 78).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 32% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 48% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Negishi Green (#938B4B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#96894E color codes

HEX	`#96894E`
RGB	`rgb(150, 137, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 53.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 32%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 48%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 48%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57, -3.55, 33.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57, 33.44, 96.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.899, 24.926, 10.811)`
Decimal	`9865550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96894E, 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 #96894E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96894E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #96894E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96894e; }
.text { color: #96894e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96894e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 137 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96894e, #7f964e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #96894E?: #96894E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Negishi Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96894E?: The RGB value is 150, 137, 78: 150 red, 137 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96894E?: The complementary color is #4E5B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96894E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.