What color is #96957E?

#96957E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96957E?

The RGB value is 150, 149, 126: 150 red, 149 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96957E?

The complementary color is #7E7F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96957E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96957E color

#96957E rgb(150, 149, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96957E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 58.4% green and 49.4% blue (150, 149, 126).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Lemongrass (#999A86), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#96957E color codes

HEX	`#96957E`
RGB	`rgb(150, 149, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 58.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 16%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.21, -3.74, 12.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.21, 12.86, 106.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.091, 29.486, 23.999)`
Decimal	`9868670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96957E, 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 #96957E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96957E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #96957E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96957e; }
.text { color: #96957e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96957e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 149 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96957e, #8b967e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #96957E?: #96957E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96957E?: The RGB value is 150, 149, 126: 150 red, 149 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96957E?: The complementary color is #7E7F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96957E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.