What color is #968693?

#968693 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968693?

The RGB value is 150, 134, 147: 150 red, 134 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968693?

The complementary color is #869689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968693?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968693 color

#968693 rgb(150, 134, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #968693 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 52.5% green and 57.6% blue (150, 134, 147).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 7% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 2% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#968693 color codes

HEX	`#968693`
RGB	`rgb(150, 134, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 52.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 7%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 11%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 2%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.69, 8.45, -4.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.69, 9.69, 330.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.369, 25.641, 31.158)`
Decimal	`9864851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968693, 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 #968693	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968693 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #968693 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968693; }
.text { color: #968693; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968693; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 134 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968693, #96868b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #968693?: #968693 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968693?: The RGB value is 150, 134, 147: 150 red, 134 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968693?: The complementary color is #869689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968693?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.