What color is #96927B?

#96927B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96927B?

The RGB value is 150, 146, 123: 150 red, 146 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96927B?

The complementary color is #7B7F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96927B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96927B color

#96927B rgb(150, 146, 123)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #96927B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 57.3% green and 48.2% blue (150, 146, 123).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#96927B color codes

HEX	`#96927B`
RGB	`rgb(150, 146, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 57.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 18%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.31, -2.57, 12.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.31, 13, 101.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.432, 28.472, 22.838)`
Decimal	`9867899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96927B, 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 #96927B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96927B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #96927B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96927b; }
.text { color: #96927b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96927b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 146 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96927b, #8d967b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #96927B?: #96927B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96927B?: The RGB value is 150, 146, 123: 150 red, 146 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96927B?: The complementary color is #7B7F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96927B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.