What color is #969181?

#969181 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969181?

The RGB value is 150, 145, 129: 150 red, 145 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969181?

The complementary color is #818696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969181?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969181 color

#969181 rgb(150, 145, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969181 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 56.9% green and 50.6% blue (150, 145, 129).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#969181 color codes

HEX	`#969181`
RGB	`rgb(150, 145, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 56.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 14%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.18, -1.03, 9.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.18, 9.21, 96.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.665, 28.32, 24.826)`
Decimal	`9867649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969181, 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 #969181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#969181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #969181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969181; }
.text { color: #969181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 145 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969181, #919681); }

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Questions

What color is #969181?: #969181 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969181?: The RGB value is 150, 145, 129: 150 red, 145 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969181?: The complementary color is #818696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969181?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.