What color is #96936F?

#96936F 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 #96936F?

The RGB value is 150, 147, 111: 150 red, 147 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96936F?

The complementary color is #6F7296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96936F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96936F color

#96936F rgb(150, 147, 111)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #96936F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 57.6% green and 43.5% blue (150, 147, 111).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 26% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#96936F color codes

HEX	`#96936F`
RGB	`rgb(150, 147, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 57.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 26%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.34, -4.96, 19.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.34, 20.14, 104.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.881, 28.5, 19.173)`
Decimal	`9868143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96936F, 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 #96936F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96936F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #96936F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96936f; }
.text { color: #96936f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96936f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 147 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96936f, #86966f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #96936F?: #96936F 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 #96936F?: The RGB value is 150, 147, 111: 150 red, 147 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96936F?: The complementary color is #6F7296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96936F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.