What color is #969178?

#969178 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969178?

The RGB value is 150, 145, 120: 150 red, 145 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969178?

The complementary color is #787D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969178?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969178 color

#969178 rgb(150, 145, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #969178 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 56.9% green and 47.1% blue (150, 145, 120).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 20% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#969178 color codes

HEX	`#969178`
RGB	`rgb(150, 145, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 56.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 20%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 20%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.97, -2.5, 13.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.97, 14.18, 100.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.093, 28.091, 21.813)`
Decimal	`9867640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969178, 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 #969178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#969178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #969178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969178; }
.text { color: #969178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 145 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969178, #8c9678); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #969178?: #969178 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969178?: The RGB value is 150, 145, 120: 150 red, 145 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969178?: The complementary color is #787D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969178?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.