Recognised as Colour

#968F74

#968F74
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#968F74 is a yellow with RGB values 150, 143, 116 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#968F74

RGBrgb(150, 143, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5608, 0.4549

RGB percentages58.8%, 56.1%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(47.6, 13.9%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.6, 22.7%, 58.8%)

CMYK0%, 4.7%, 22.7%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,867,124

CSS custom property--colour: #968F74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1

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

Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#69708B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#958D72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#979075no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#9C8B88no 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 text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 16.5 Dark grey · ΔE 18.4 Tan · ΔE 19.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.4 Dim grey · ΔE 21.5 Silver · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 16.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#747B96

Analogous#967E74, #8C9674

Triadic#74968F, #8F7496

Split complementary#748C96, #7E7496

Tetradic#74967E, #747B96, #96748C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEEDE8

Lighter +30%#D8D5CB

Lighter +20%#C2BEAE

Lighter +10%#ACA691

Darker −10%#7A745D

Darker −20%#5D5947

Darker −30%#403D31

Darker −40%#23221B

More saturated +25%#B5A156

Less saturated −25%#858585

Channel breakdown

R150

G143

B116

Red150 (58.8%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue47.65°

Saturation (HSL)13.93%

Lightness52.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 96 · G 8F · B 74

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