What color is #968080?

#968080 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968080?

The RGB value is 150, 128, 128: 150 red, 128 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968080?

The complementary color is #809696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968080?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968080 color

#968080 rgb(150, 128, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #968080 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 50.2% green and 50.2% blue (150, 128, 128).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#968080 color codes

HEX	`#968080`
RGB	`rgb(150, 128, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 50.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.56, 8.4, 3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.56, 8.97, 20.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.193, 23.482, 23.676)`
Decimal	`9863296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968080, 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 #968080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #968080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968080; }
.text { color: #968080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 128 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968080, #968b80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #968080?: #968080 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968080?: The RGB value is 150, 128, 128: 150 red, 128 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968080?: The complementary color is #809696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968080?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.