What color is #969984?

#969984 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969984?

The RGB value is 150, 153, 132: 150 red, 153 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969984?

The complementary color is #878499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969984?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969984 color

#969984 rgb(150, 153, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969984 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 60% green and 51.8% blue (150, 153, 132).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lemongrass (#999A86), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#969984 color codes

HEX	`#969984`
RGB	`rgb(150, 153, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 60%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.45, -4.93, 10.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.45, 11.77, 114.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.133, 30.933, 26.314)`
Decimal	`9869700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969984, 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 #969984	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969984 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	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 #969984 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969984; }
.text { color: #969984; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969984; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 153 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969984, #8c9984); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #969984?: #969984 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969984?: The RGB value is 150, 153, 132: 150 red, 153 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969984?: The complementary color is #878499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969984?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.