What color is #967695?

#967695 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #967695?

The RGB value is 150, 118, 149: 150 red, 118 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #967695?

The complementary color is #769677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967695?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#967695 color

#967695 rgb(150, 118, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #967695 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 46.3% green and 58.4% blue (150, 118, 149).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 1% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#967695 color codes

HEX	`#967695`
RGB	`rgb(150, 118, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 46.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 1%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.61, 18.07, -11.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.61, 21.69, 326.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.48, 21.611, 31.31)`
Decimal	`9860757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #967695, 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 #967695	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967695 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #967695 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967695; }
.text { color: #967695; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967695; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 118 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967695, #967685); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #967695?: #967695 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #967695?: The RGB value is 150, 118, 149: 150 red, 118 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #967695?: The complementary color is #769677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967695?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.