What color is #969A17?

#969A17 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Papyrus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969A17?

The RGB value is 150, 154, 23: 150 red, 154 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969A17?

The complementary color is #1B179A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969A17?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969A17 color

#969A17 rgb(150, 154, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #969A17 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 60.4% green and 9% blue (150, 154, 23).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 74% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 85% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Papyrus (#999911), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#969A17 color codes

HEX	`#969A17`
RGB	`rgb(150, 154, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 60.4%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 74%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 85%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 85%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.36, -16.15, 60.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.36, 62.67, 104.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.289, 29.658, 5.256)`
Decimal	`9869847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969A17, 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 #969A17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#969A17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #969A17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969a17; }
.text { color: #969a17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969a17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 154 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969a17, #559a17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #969A17?: #969A17 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Papyrus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969A17?: The RGB value is 150, 154, 23: 150 red, 154 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969A17?: The complementary color is #1B179A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969A17?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.