What color is #967F89?

#967F89 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #967F89?

The RGB value is 150, 127, 137: 150 red, 127 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #967F89?

The complementary color is #7F968C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967F89?

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.

#967F89 color

#967F89 rgb(150, 127, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #967F89 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 49.8% green and 53.7% blue (150, 127, 137).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#967F89 color codes

HEX	`#967F89`
RGB	`rgb(150, 127, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 49.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.55, 10.58, -2.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.55, 10.79, 348.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.682, 23.47, 26.892)`
Decimal	`9863049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #967F89, 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 #967F89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967F89 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 #967F89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967f89; }
.text { color: #967f89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967f89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 127 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967f89, #96817f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #967F89?: #967F89 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #967F89?: The RGB value is 150, 127, 137: 150 red, 127 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #967F89?: The complementary color is #7F968C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967F89?: 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.