What color is #967676?

#967676 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #967676?

The RGB value is 150, 118, 118: 150 red, 118 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #967676?

The complementary color is #769696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967676?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#967676 color

#967676 rgb(150, 118, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #967676 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 46.3% green and 46.3% blue (150, 118, 118).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 21% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#967676 color codes

HEX	`#967676`
RGB	`rgb(150, 118, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 46.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 21%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.67, 12.49, 4.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.67, 13.38, 20.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.326, 20.75, 19.965)`
Decimal	`9860726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #967676, 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 #967676	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967676 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #967676 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967676; }
.text { color: #967676; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967676; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 118 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967676, #968676); }

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Questions

What color is #967676?: #967676 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #967676?: The RGB value is 150, 118, 118: 150 red, 118 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #967676?: The complementary color is #769696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967676?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.