What color is #967A93?

#967A93 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #967A93?

The RGB value is 150, 122, 147: 150 red, 122 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #967A93?

The complementary color is #7A967D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967A93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#967A93 color

#967A93 rgb(150, 122, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #967A93 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 47.8% green and 57.6% blue (150, 122, 147).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 2% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#967A93 color codes

HEX	`#967A93`
RGB	`rgb(150, 122, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 47.8%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 2%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.56, 15.36, -9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.56, 18, 328.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.803, 22.51, 30.636)`
Decimal	`9861779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #967A93, 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 #967A93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967A93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #967A93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967a93; }
.text { color: #967a93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967a93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 122 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967a93, #967a85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #967A93?: #967A93 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #967A93?: The RGB value is 150, 122, 147: 150 red, 122 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #967A93?: The complementary color is #7A967D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967A93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.