What color is #969A5E?

#969A5E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969A5E?

The RGB value is 150, 154, 94: 150 red, 154 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969A5E?

The complementary color is #625E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969A5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969A5E color

#969A5E rgb(150, 154, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #969A5E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 60.4% green and 36.9% blue (150, 154, 94).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 24% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Totally Broccoli (#909853), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#969A5E color codes

HEX	`#969A5E`
RGB	`rgb(150, 154, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 60.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 24%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 39%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62, -11, 31.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62, 32.9, 109.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.154, 30.404, 15.078)`
Decimal	`9869918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969A5E, 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 #969A5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969A5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #969A5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969a5e; }
.text { color: #969a5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969a5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 154 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969a5e, #789a5e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #969A5E?: #969A5E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969A5E?: The RGB value is 150, 154, 94: 150 red, 154 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969A5E?: The complementary color is #625E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969A5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.