What color is #967B7C?

#967B7C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #967B7C?

The RGB value is 150, 123, 124: 150 red, 123 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #967B7C?

The complementary color is #7B9695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967B7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#967B7C color

#967B7C rgb(150, 123, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #967B7C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 48.2% green and 48.6% blue (150, 123, 124).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 17% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#967B7C color codes

HEX	`#967B7C`
RGB	`rgb(150, 123, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 48.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 18%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 17%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.14, 10.6, 3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.14, 11.12, 17.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.299, 22.106, 22.104)`
Decimal	`9862012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #967B7C, 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 #967B7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967B7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #967B7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967b7c; }
.text { color: #967b7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967b7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 123 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967b7c, #96887b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #967B7C?: #967B7C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #967B7C?: The RGB value is 150, 123, 124: 150 red, 123 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #967B7C?: The complementary color is #7B9695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967B7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.