What color is #968280?

#968280 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968280?

The RGB value is 150, 130, 128: 150 red, 130 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968280?

The complementary color is #809496, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968280?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968280 color

#968280 rgb(150, 130, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #968280 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 51% green and 50.2% blue (150, 130, 128).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#968280 color codes

HEX	`#968280`
RGB	`rgb(150, 130, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 51%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.1, 7.26, 3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.1, 8.24, 28.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.456, 24.008, 23.764)`
Decimal	`9863808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968280, 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 #968280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #968280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968280; }
.text { color: #968280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 130 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968280, #968d80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #968280?: #968280 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968280?: The RGB value is 150, 130, 128: 150 red, 130 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968280?: The complementary color is #809496, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968280?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.