What color is #968E6B?

#968E6B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968E6B?

The RGB value is 150, 142, 107: 150 red, 142 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968E6B?

The complementary color is #6B7396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968E6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968E6B color

#968E6B rgb(150, 142, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #968E6B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 55.7% green and 42% blue (150, 142, 107).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 29% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#968E6B color codes

HEX	`#968E6B`
RGB	`rgb(150, 142, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 55.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 29%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 29%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.87, -2.78, 19.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.87, 19.96, 98.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.905, 26.892, 17.786)`
Decimal	`9866859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968E6B, 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 #968E6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968E6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #968E6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968e6b; }
.text { color: #968e6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968e6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 142 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968e6b, #88966b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #968E6B?: #968E6B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968E6B?: The RGB value is 150, 142, 107: 150 red, 142 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968E6B?: The complementary color is #6B7396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968E6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.