What color is #969382?

#969382 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 #969382?

The RGB value is 150, 147, 130: 150 red, 147 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969382?

The complementary color is #828596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969382?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969382 color

#969382 rgb(150, 147, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969382 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 57.6% green and 51% blue (150, 147, 130).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#969382 color codes

HEX	`#969382`
RGB	`rgb(150, 147, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 57.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 13%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.75, -1.97, 9.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.75, 9.61, 101.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.04, 28.963, 25.281)`
Decimal	`9868162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969382, 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 #969382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#969382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #969382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969382; }
.text { color: #969382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 147 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969382, #8f9682); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #969382?: #969382 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 #969382?: The RGB value is 150, 147, 130: 150 red, 147 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969382?: The complementary color is #828596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969382?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.