What color is #968F73?

#968F73 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968F73?

The RGB value is 150, 143, 115: 150 red, 143 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968F73?

The complementary color is #737A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968F73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968F73 color

#968F73 rgb(150, 143, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #968F73 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 56.1% green and 45.1% blue (150, 143, 115).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 23% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#968F73 color codes

HEX	`#968F73`
RGB	`rgb(150, 143, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 56.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 23%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.31, -2.17, 15.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.31, 16.01, 97.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.495, 27.367, 20.156)`
Decimal	`9867123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968F73, 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 #968F73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968F73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #968F73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968f73; }
.text { color: #968f73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968f73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 143 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968f73, #8c9673); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #968F73?: #968F73 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968F73?: The RGB value is 150, 143, 115: 150 red, 143 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968F73?: The complementary color is #737A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968F73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.