What color is #969C7B?

#969C7B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969C7B?

The RGB value is 150, 156, 123: 150 red, 156 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969C7B?

The complementary color is #817B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969C7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969C7B color

#969C7B rgb(150, 156, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #969C7B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 61.2% green and 48.2% blue (150, 156, 123).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#969C7B color codes

HEX	`#969C7B`
RGB	`rgb(150, 156, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 61.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 21%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 21%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.09, -8.04, 16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.09, 18.44, 115.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.041, 31.691, 23.375)`
Decimal	`9870459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969C7B, 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 #969C7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969C7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #969C7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969c7b; }
.text { color: #969c7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969c7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 156 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969c7b, #869c7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #969C7B?: #969C7B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969C7B?: The RGB value is 150, 156, 123: 150 red, 156 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969C7B?: The complementary color is #817B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969C7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.