What color is #969380?

#969380 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969380?

The RGB value is 150, 147, 128: 150 red, 147 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969380?

The complementary color is #808396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969380?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969380 color

#969380 rgb(150, 147, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969380 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 57.6% green and 50.2% blue (150, 147, 128).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#969380 color codes

HEX	`#969380`
RGB	`rgb(150, 147, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 57.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.7, -2.31, 10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.7, 10.72, 102.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.907, 28.91, 24.581)`
Decimal	`9868160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969380, 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 #969380	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#969380 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #969380 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969380; }
.text { color: #969380; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969380; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 147 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969380, #8e9680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #969380?: #969380 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969380?: The RGB value is 150, 147, 128: 150 red, 147 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969380?: The complementary color is #808396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969380?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.