What color is #969C73?

#969C73 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969C73?

The RGB value is 150, 156, 115: 150 red, 156 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969C73?

The complementary color is #79739C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969C73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969C73 color

#969C73 rgb(150, 156, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #969C73 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 61.2% green and 45.1% blue (150, 156, 115).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#969C73 color codes

HEX	`#969C73`
RGB	`rgb(150, 156, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 61.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 26%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.93, -9.26, 20.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.93, 22.78, 113.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.561, 31.499, 20.844)`
Decimal	`9870451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969C73, 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 #969C73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969C73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #969C73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969c73; }
.text { color: #969c73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969c73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 156 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969c73, #829c73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #969C73?: #969C73 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969C73?: The RGB value is 150, 156, 115: 150 red, 156 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969C73?: The complementary color is #79739C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969C73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.