Colour

#968F73

#968F73
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#968F73 is a yellow with RGB values 150, 143, 115 and HSL 48°, 14%, 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

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HEX#968F73

RGBrgb(150, 143, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5608, 0.451

RGB percentages58.8%, 56.1%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(48, 14.3%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 23.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK0%, 4.7%, 23.3%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,867,123

CSS custom property--colour: #968F73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1

Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#69708C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#958D71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#979074no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#9C8B87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 17 Dark grey · ΔE 18.8 Tan · ΔE 19.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.7 Dim grey · ΔE 21.9 Silver · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 17.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#737A96

Analogous#967E73, #8C9673

Triadic#73968F, #8F7396

Split complementary#738C96, #7E7396

Tetradic#73967E, #737A96, #96738C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EDECE8

Lighter +30%#D8D5CA

Lighter +20%#C2BEAD

Lighter +10%#ACA690

Darker −10%#7A745C

Darker −20%#5D5846

Darker −30%#403D30

Darker −40%#23211A

More saturated +25%#B5A154

Less saturated −25%#858585

Channel breakdown

R150

G143

B115

Red150 (58.8%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)14.29%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 96 · G 8F · B 73

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