What color is #969675?

#969675 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969675?

The RGB value is 150, 150, 117: 150 red, 150 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969675?

The complementary color is #757596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969675?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969675 color

#969675 rgb(150, 150, 117)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #969675 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 58.8% green and 45.9% blue (150, 150, 117).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#969675 color codes

HEX	`#969675`
RGB	`rgb(150, 150, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 58.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 22%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.29, -5.71, 17.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.29, 18.38, 108.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.695, 29.581, 21.13)`
Decimal	`9868917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969675, 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 #969675	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#969675 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #969675 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969675; }
.text { color: #969675; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969675; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 150 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969675, #869675); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #969675?: #969675 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969675?: The RGB value is 150, 150, 117: 150 red, 150 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969675?: The complementary color is #757596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969675?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.