What color is #969F86?

#969F86 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969F86?

The RGB value is 150, 159, 134: 150 red, 159 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969F86?

The complementary color is #8F869F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969F86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969F86 color

#969F86 rgb(150, 159, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #969F86 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 62.4% green and 52.5% blue (150, 159, 134).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#969F86 color codes

HEX	`#969F86`
RGB	`rgb(150, 159, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 62.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.16, -7.85, 11.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.16, 14.32, 123.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.278, 33.002, 27.377)`
Decimal	`9871238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969F86, 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 #969F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#969F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #969F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969f86; }
.text { color: #969f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 159 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969f86, #899f86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #969F86?: #969F86 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969F86?: The RGB value is 150, 159, 134: 150 red, 159 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969F86?: The complementary color is #8F869F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969F86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.