What color is #96926F?

#96926F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96926F?

The RGB value is 150, 146, 111: 150 red, 146 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96926F?

The complementary color is #6F7396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96926F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96926F color

#96926F rgb(150, 146, 111)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #96926F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 57.3% green and 43.5% blue (150, 146, 111).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 26% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#96926F color codes

HEX	`#96926F`
RGB	`rgb(150, 146, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 57.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 26%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 26%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.06, -4.41, 19.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.06, 19.64, 102.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.726, 28.19, 19.122)`
Decimal	`9867887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96926F, 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 #96926F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96926F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #96926F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96926f; }
.text { color: #96926f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96926f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 146 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96926f, #87966f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #96926F?: #96926F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96926F?: The RGB value is 150, 146, 111: 150 red, 146 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96926F?: The complementary color is #6F7396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96926F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.