What color is #969480?

#969480 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 #969480?

The RGB value is 150, 148, 128: 150 red, 148 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969480?

The complementary color is #808296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969480?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969480 color

#969480 rgb(150, 148, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969480 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 58% green and 50.2% blue (150, 148, 128).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#969480 color codes

HEX	`#969480`
RGB	`rgb(150, 148, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 58%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.98, -2.86, 10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.98, 11.22, 104.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.064, 29.223, 24.633)`
Decimal	`9868416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969480, 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 #969480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#969480 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #969480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969480; }
.text { color: #969480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 148 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969480, #8d9680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #969480?: #969480 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 #969480?: The RGB value is 150, 148, 128: 150 red, 148 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969480?: The complementary color is #808296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969480?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.