What color is #96849C?

#96849C 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 #96849C?

The RGB value is 150, 132, 156: 150 red, 132 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96849C?

The complementary color is #8A9C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96849C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96849C color

#96849C rgb(150, 132, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #96849C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 51.8% green and 61.2% blue (150, 132, 156).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#96849C color codes

HEX	`#96849C`
RGB	`rgb(150, 132, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 51.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 15%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.45, 11.39, -10.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.45, 15.34, 317.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.829, 25.387, 34.933)`
Decimal	`9864348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96849C, 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 #96849C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96849C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #96849C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96849c; }
.text { color: #96849c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96849c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 132 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96849c, #9c8496); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #96849C?: #96849C 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 #96849C?: The RGB value is 150, 132, 156: 150 red, 132 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96849C?: The complementary color is #8A9C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96849C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.