What color is #969781?

#969781 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969781?

The RGB value is 150, 151, 129: 150 red, 151 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969781?

The complementary color is #828197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969781?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969781 color

#969781 rgb(150, 151, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969781 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 59.2% green and 50.6% blue (150, 151, 129).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Lemongrass (#999A86), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#969781 color codes

HEX	`#969781`
RGB	`rgb(150, 151, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 59.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.83, -4.34, 11.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.83, 12.28, 110.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.606, 30.202, 25.14)`
Decimal	`9869185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969781, 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 #969781	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969781 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	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 #969781 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969781; }
.text { color: #969781; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969781; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 151 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969781, #8b9781); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #969781?: #969781 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969781?: The RGB value is 150, 151, 129: 150 red, 151 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969781?: The complementary color is #828197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969781?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.