What color is #968B67?

#968B67 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968B67?

The RGB value is 150, 139, 103: 150 red, 139 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968B67?

The complementary color is #677296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968B67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968B67 color

#968B67 rgb(150, 139, 103)

Shades of brown

The hex color #968B67 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 54.5% green and 40.4% blue (150, 139, 103).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 31% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#968B67 color codes

HEX	`#968B67`
RGB	`rgb(150, 139, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 54.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 31%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.97, -1.67, 20.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.97, 20.85, 94.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.259, 25.929, 16.556)`
Decimal	`9866087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968B67, 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 #968B67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968B67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #968B67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968b67; }
.text { color: #968b67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968b67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 139 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968b67, #8a9667); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #968B67?: #968B67 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968B67?: The RGB value is 150, 139, 103: 150 red, 139 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968B67?: The complementary color is #677296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968B67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.