What color is #968F67?

#968F67 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968F67?

The RGB value is 150, 143, 103: 150 red, 143 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968F67?

The complementary color is #676E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968F67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968F67 color

#968F67 rgb(150, 143, 103)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #968F67 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 56.1% green and 40.4% blue (150, 143, 103).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 31% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#968F67 color codes

HEX	`#968F67`
RGB	`rgb(150, 143, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 56.1%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 31%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.07, -3.89, 22.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.07, 22.61, 99.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.849, 27.109, 16.753)`
Decimal	`9867111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968F67, 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 #968F67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968F67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #968F67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968f67; }
.text { color: #968f67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968f67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 143 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968f67, #869667); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #968F67?: #968F67 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968F67?: The RGB value is 150, 143, 103: 150 red, 143 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968F67?: The complementary color is #676E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968F67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.