What color is #969A78?

#969A78 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969A78?

The RGB value is 150, 154, 120: 150 red, 154 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969A78?

The complementary color is #7C789A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969A78?

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.

#969A78 color

#969A78 rgb(150, 154, 120)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #969A78 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 60.4% green and 47.1% blue (150, 154, 120).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#969A78 color codes

HEX	`#969A78`
RGB	`rgb(150, 154, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 60.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.47, -7.42, 17.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.47, 18.93, 113.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.523, 30.952, 22.29)`
Decimal	`9869944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969A78, 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 #969A78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969A78 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 #969A78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969a78; }
.text { color: #969a78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969a78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 154 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969a78, #859a78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #969A78?: #969A78 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969A78?: The RGB value is 150, 154, 120: 150 red, 154 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969A78?: The complementary color is #7C789A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969A78?: 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.