What color is #967D96?

#967D96 is a grayish magenta known as Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Amorous?

The RGB value is 150, 125, 150: 150 red, 125 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Amorous?

The complementary color is #7D967D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967D96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Amorous color: hex code #967D96

#967D96 rgb(150, 125, 150)

Shades of purple

Amorous has the hex code #967D96. It is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 49% green and 58.8% blue (150, 125, 150).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

Amorous (#967D96) color codes

HEX	`#967D96`
RGB	`rgb(150, 125, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 49%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 17%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.43, 14.22, -9.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.43, 17.28, 325.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.416, 23.354, 32.017)`
Decimal	`9862550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Amorous, 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 #967D96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967D96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	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 #967D96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967d96; }
.text { color: #967d96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967d96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 125 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967d96, #967d8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

See #967D96 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #967D96?: #967D96 is a grayish magenta known as Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Amorous?: The RGB value is 150, 125, 150: 150 red, 125 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Amorous?: The complementary color is #7D967D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967D96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.