What color is #969778?

#969778 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 #969778?

The RGB value is 150, 151, 120: 150 red, 151 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969778?

The complementary color is #797897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969778?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969778 color

#969778 rgb(150, 151, 120)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #969778 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 59.2% green and 47.1% blue (150, 151, 120).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#969778 color codes

HEX	`#969778`
RGB	`rgb(150, 151, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 59.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 21%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.63, -5.8, 16.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.63, 17.26, 109.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.034, 29.974, 22.127)`
Decimal	`9869176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969778, 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 #969778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#969778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #969778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969778; }
.text { color: #969778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 151 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969778, #879778); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #969778?: #969778 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 #969778?: The RGB value is 150, 151, 120: 150 red, 151 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969778?: The complementary color is #797897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969778?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.