What color is #96758E?

#96758E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96758E?

The RGB value is 150, 117, 142: 150 red, 117 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96758E?

The complementary color is #75967D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96758E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96758E color

#96758E rgb(150, 117, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #96758E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 45.9% green and 55.7% blue (150, 117, 142).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 5% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#96758E color codes

HEX	`#96758E`
RGB	`rgb(150, 117, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 45.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.12, 17.29, -8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.12, 19.33, 333.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.821, 21.16, 28.415)`
Decimal	`9860494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96758E, 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 #96758E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96758E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #96758E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96758e; }
.text { color: #96758e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96758e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 117 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96758e, #96757e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #96758E?: #96758E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96758E?: The RGB value is 150, 117, 142: 150 red, 117 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96758E?: The complementary color is #75967D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96758E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.