What color is #968F79?

#968F79 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968F79?

The RGB value is 150, 143, 121: 150 red, 143 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968F79?

The complementary color is #798096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968F79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968F79 color

#968F79 rgb(150, 143, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #968F79 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 56.1% green and 47.5% blue (150, 143, 121).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#968F79 color codes

HEX	`#968F79`
RGB	`rgb(150, 143, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 56.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 19%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.44, -1.23, 12.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.44, 12.72, 95.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.851, 27.51, 22.034)`
Decimal	`9867129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968F79, 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 #968F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #968F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968f79; }
.text { color: #968f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 143 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968f79, #8f9679); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #968F79?: #968F79 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968F79?: The RGB value is 150, 143, 121: 150 red, 143 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968F79?: The complementary color is #798096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968F79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.