What color is #969379?

#969379 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969379?

The RGB value is 150, 147, 121: 150 red, 147 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969379?

The complementary color is #797C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969379?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969379 color

#969379 rgb(150, 147, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #969379 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 57.6% green and 47.5% blue (150, 147, 121).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#969379 color codes

HEX	`#969379`
RGB	`rgb(150, 147, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 57.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 19%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.54, -3.45, 14.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.54, 14.61, 103.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.462, 28.732, 22.237)`
Decimal	`9868153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969379, 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 #969379	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#969379 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #969379 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969379; }
.text { color: #969379; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969379; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 147 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969379, #8b9679); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #969379?: #969379 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969379?: The RGB value is 150, 147, 121: 150 red, 147 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969379?: The complementary color is #797C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969379?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.