What color is #969077?

#969077 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969077?

The RGB value is 150, 144, 119: 150 red, 144 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969077?

The complementary color is #777D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969077?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969077 color

#969077 rgb(150, 144, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #969077 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 56.5% green and 46.7% blue (150, 144, 119).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 21% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#969077 color codes

HEX	`#969077`
RGB	`rgb(150, 144, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 56.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 21%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.67, -2.1, 14.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.67, 14.26, 98.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.881, 27.763, 21.445)`
Decimal	`9867383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969077, 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 #969077	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#969077 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #969077 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969077; }
.text { color: #969077; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969077; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 144 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969077, #8d9677); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #969077?: #969077 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969077?: The RGB value is 150, 144, 119: 150 red, 144 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969077?: The complementary color is #777D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969077?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.