What color is #968D69?

#968D69 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968D69?

The RGB value is 150, 141, 105: 150 red, 141 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968D69?

The complementary color is #697296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968D69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968D69 color

#968D69 rgb(150, 141, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #968D69 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 55.3% green and 41.2% blue (150, 141, 105).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 30% 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 6.31:1).

#968D69 color codes

HEX	`#968D69`
RGB	`rgb(150, 141, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 55.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 30%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.56, -2.51, 20.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.56, 20.61, 96.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.653, 26.554, 17.189)`
Decimal	`9866601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968D69, 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 #968D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #968D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968d69; }
.text { color: #968d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 141 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968d69, #899669); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #968D69?: #968D69 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968D69?: The RGB value is 150, 141, 105: 150 red, 141 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968D69?: The complementary color is #697296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968D69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.