What color is #967E91?

#967E91 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #967E91?

The RGB value is 150, 126, 145: 150 red, 126 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #967E91?

The complementary color is #7E9683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967E91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#967E91 color

#967E91 rgb(150, 126, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #967E91 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 49.4% green and 56.9% blue (150, 126, 145).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#967E91 color codes

HEX	`#967E91`
RGB	`rgb(150, 126, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 49.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 16%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.53, 12.66, -6.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.53, 14.36, 331.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.149, 23.451, 29.984)`
Decimal	`9862801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #967E91, 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 #967E91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967E91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #967E91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967e91; }
.text { color: #967e91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967e91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 126 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967e91, #967e85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #967E91?: #967E91 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #967E91?: The RGB value is 150, 126, 145: 150 red, 126 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #967E91?: The complementary color is #7E9683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967E91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.