What color is #968296?

#968296 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968296?

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

What is the complementary color of #968296?

The complementary color is #829682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968296 color

#968296 rgb(150, 130, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #968296 is a grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#968296 color codes

HEX	`#968296`
RGB	`rgb(150, 130, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 51%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 13%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.73, 11.33, -7.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.73, 13.81, 325.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.065, 24.652, 32.233)`
Decimal	`9863830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968296, 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 #968296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #968296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968296; }
.text { color: #968296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 130 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968296, #96828c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #968296?: #968296 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968296?: The RGB value is 150, 130, 150: 150 red, 130 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968296?: The complementary color is #829682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.