What color is #969239?

#969239 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969239?

The RGB value is 150, 146, 57: 150 red, 146 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969239?

The complementary color is #393D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969239?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969239 color

#969239 rgb(150, 146, 57)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #969239 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 57.3% green and 22.4% blue (150, 146, 57).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 45% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 62% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Gecko (#9D913C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#969239 color codes

HEX	`#969239`
RGB	`rgb(150, 146, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 57.3%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 45%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 62%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 62%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.29, -10.26, 46.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.29, 47.49, 102.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.596, 27.338, 7.904)`
Decimal	`9867833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969239, 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 #969239	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#969239 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #969239 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969239; }
.text { color: #969239; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969239; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 146 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969239, #6c9639); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #969239?: #969239 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969239?: The RGB value is 150, 146, 57: 150 red, 146 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969239?: The complementary color is #393D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969239?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.