What color is #969153?

#969153 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969153?

The RGB value is 150, 145, 83: 150 red, 145 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969153?

The complementary color is #535896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969153?

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.

#969153 color

#969153 rgb(150, 145, 83)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #969153 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 56.9% green and 32.5% blue (150, 145, 83).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 29% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 45% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Amazon Queen (#948F54), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#969153 color codes

HEX	`#969153`
RGB	`rgb(150, 145, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 56.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 29%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 45%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 45%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.31, -7.41, 33.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.31, 34.27, 102.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.265, 27.36, 12.185)`
Decimal	`9867603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969153, 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 #969153	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#969153 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 #969153 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969153; }
.text { color: #969153; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969153; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 145 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969153, #7a9653); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #969153?: #969153 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969153?: The RGB value is 150, 145, 83: 150 red, 145 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969153?: The complementary color is #535896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969153?: 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.