What color is #967690?

#967690 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 #967690?

The RGB value is 150, 118, 144: 150 red, 118 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #967690?

The complementary color is #76967C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967690?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#967690 color

#967690 rgb(150, 118, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #967690 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 46.3% green and 56.5% blue (150, 118, 144).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 4% 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 5.29:1).

#967690 color codes

HEX	`#967690`
RGB	`rgb(150, 118, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 46.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 4%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.44, 17.09, -9.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.44, 19.47, 331.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.09, 21.455, 29.252)`
Decimal	`9860752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #967690, 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 #967690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #967690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967690; }
.text { color: #967690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 118 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967690, #967680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #967690?: #967690 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 #967690?: The RGB value is 150, 118, 144: 150 red, 118 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #967690?: The complementary color is #76967C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967690?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.