What color is #969B6F?

#969B6F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969B6F?

The RGB value is 150, 155, 111: 150 red, 155 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969B6F?

The complementary color is #746F9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969B6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969B6F color

#969B6F rgb(150, 155, 111)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #969B6F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 60.8% green and 43.5% blue (150, 155, 111).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 18% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#969B6F color codes

HEX	`#969B6F`
RGB	`rgb(150, 155, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 60.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 18%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 28%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 28%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.57, -9.3, 22.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.57, 24.38, 112.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.168, 31.075, 19.603)`
Decimal	`9870191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969B6F, 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 #969B6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969B6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #969B6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969b6f; }
.text { color: #969b6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969b6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 155 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969b6f, #809b6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #969B6F?: #969B6F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969B6F?: The RGB value is 150, 155, 111: 150 red, 155 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969B6F?: The complementary color is #746F9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969B6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.