What color is #968481?

#968481 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968481?

The RGB value is 150, 132, 129: 150 red, 132 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968481?

The complementary color is #819396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968481?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968481 color

#968481 rgb(150, 132, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #968481 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 51.8% green and 50.6% blue (150, 132, 129).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 14% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#968481 color codes

HEX	`#968481`
RGB	`rgb(150, 132, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 51.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 14%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 14%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.66, 6.29, 4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.66, 7.52, 33.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.791, 24.572, 24.202)`
Decimal	`9864321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968481, 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 #968481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #968481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968481; }
.text { color: #968481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 132 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968481, #968f81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #968481?: #968481 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968481?: The RGB value is 150, 132, 129: 150 red, 132 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968481?: The complementary color is #819396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968481?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.