What color is #969566?

#969566 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969566?

The RGB value is 150, 149, 102: 150 red, 149 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969566?

The complementary color is #666796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969566?

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.

#969566 color

#969566 rgb(150, 149, 102)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #969566 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 58.4% green and 40% blue (150, 149, 102).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 32% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#969566 color codes

HEX	`#969566`
RGB	`rgb(150, 149, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 58.4%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 32%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 32%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.73, -7.3, 25.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.73, 26.07, 106.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.724, 28.939, 16.798)`
Decimal	`9868646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969566, 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 #969566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#969566 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 #969566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969566; }
.text { color: #969566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 149 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969566, #7f9666); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #969566?: #969566 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969566?: The RGB value is 150, 149, 102: 150 red, 149 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969566?: The complementary color is #666796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969566?: 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.