What color is #967B8D?

#967B8D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #967B8D?

The RGB value is 150, 123, 141: 150 red, 123 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #967B8D?

The complementary color is #7B9684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967B8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#967B8D color

#967B8D rgb(150, 123, 141)

Shades of pink

The hex color #967B8D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 48.2% green and 55.3% blue (150, 123, 141).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 6% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#967B8D color codes

HEX	`#967B8D`
RGB	`rgb(150, 123, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 48.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 18%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 6%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.63, 13.63, -5.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.63, 14.81, 336.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.468, 22.574, 28.262)`
Decimal	`9862029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #967B8D, 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 #967B8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967B8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #967B8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967b8d; }
.text { color: #967b8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967b8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 123 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967b8d, #967b80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #967B8D?: #967B8D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #967B8D?: The RGB value is 150, 123, 141: 150 red, 123 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #967B8D?: The complementary color is #7B9684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967B8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.