What color is #968193?

#968193 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968193?

The RGB value is 150, 129, 147: 150 red, 129 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968193?

The complementary color is #819684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968193?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968193 color

#968193 rgb(150, 129, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #968193 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 50.6% green and 57.6% blue (150, 129, 147).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 2% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#968193 color codes

HEX	`#968193`
RGB	`rgb(150, 129, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 50.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 14%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 2%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.38, 11.32, -6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.38, 13.15, 329.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.694, 24.292, 30.933)`
Decimal	`9863571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968193, 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 #968193	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968193 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #968193 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968193; }
.text { color: #968193; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968193; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 129 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968193, #968188); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #968193?: #968193 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968193?: The RGB value is 150, 129, 147: 150 red, 129 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968193?: The complementary color is #819684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968193?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.