What color is #968C67?

#968C67 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968C67?

The RGB value is 150, 140, 103: 150 red, 140 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968C67?

The complementary color is #677196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968C67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968C67 color

#968C67 rgb(150, 140, 103)

Shades of brown

The hex color #968C67 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 54.9% green and 40.4% blue (150, 140, 103).

Its hue angle is 47°, 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 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#968C67 color codes

HEX	`#968C67`
RGB	`rgb(150, 140, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 54.9%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 31%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.25, -2.23, 21.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.25, 21.27, 96.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.404, 26.22, 16.605)`
Decimal	`9866343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968C67, 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 #968C67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968C67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #968C67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968c67; }
.text { color: #968c67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968c67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 140 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968c67, #899667); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #968C67?: #968C67 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968C67?: The RGB value is 150, 140, 103: 150 red, 140 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968C67?: The complementary color is #677196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968C67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.