What color is #969266?

#969266 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969266?

The RGB value is 150, 146, 102: 150 red, 146 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969266?

The complementary color is #666A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969266?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969266 color

#969266 rgb(150, 146, 102)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #969266 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 57.3% green and 40% blue (150, 146, 102).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 32% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#969266 color codes

HEX	`#969266`
RGB	`rgb(150, 146, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 57.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 32%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 32%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.89, -5.67, 23.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.89, 24.57, 103.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.255, 28.002, 16.642)`
Decimal	`9867878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969266, 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 #969266	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#969266 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #969266 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969266; }
.text { color: #969266; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969266; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 146 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969266, #829666); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #969266?: #969266 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969266?: The RGB value is 150, 146, 102: 150 red, 146 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969266?: The complementary color is #666A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969266?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.