Recognised as Colour
#968F72
- #968F72
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#968F72 is a yellow with RGB values 150, 143, 114 and HSL 48°, 15%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#968F72#968F72
HEX#968F72
RGBrgb(150, 143, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5608, 0.4471
RGB percentages58.8%, 56.1%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(48.3, 14.6%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.3, 24%, 58.8%)
CMYK0%, 4.7%, 24%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,867,122
CSS custom property--colour: #968F72;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#69708D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#727996
Analogous#967D72, #8B9672
Triadic#72968F, #8F7296
Split complementary#728B96, #7D7296
Tetradic#72967D, #727996, #96728B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R150
G143
B114
Red150 (58.8%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue48.33°
Saturation (HSL)14.63%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 96 · G 8F · B 72
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