What color is #968961?

#968961 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968961?

The RGB value is 150, 137, 97: 150 red, 137 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968961?

The complementary color is #616E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968961?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968961 color

#968961 rgb(150, 137, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #968961 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 53.7% green and 38% blue (150, 137, 97).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 35% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#968961 color codes

HEX	`#968961`
RGB	`rgb(150, 137, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 53.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 35%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 35%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.31, -1.36, 23.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.31, 23.3, 93.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.681, 25.239, 14.931)`
Decimal	`9865569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968961, 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 #968961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #968961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968961; }
.text { color: #968961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 137 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968961, #899661); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #968961?: #968961 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968961?: The RGB value is 150, 137, 97: 150 red, 137 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968961?: The complementary color is #616E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968961?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.