What color is #969383?

#969383 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 #969383?

The RGB value is 150, 147, 131: 150 red, 147 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969383?

The complementary color is #838696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969383?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969383 color

#969383 rgb(150, 147, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969383 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 57.6% green and 51.4% blue (150, 147, 131).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 8% 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 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#969383 color codes

HEX	`#969383`
RGB	`rgb(150, 147, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 57.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 13%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.77, -1.8, 8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.77, 9.05, 101.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.108, 28.99, 25.636)`
Decimal	`9868163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969383, 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 #969383	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#969383 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #969383 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969383; }
.text { color: #969383; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969383; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 147 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969383, #909683); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #969383?: #969383 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 #969383?: The RGB value is 150, 147, 131: 150 red, 147 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969383?: The complementary color is #838696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969383?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.