What color is #968794?

#968794 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968794?

The RGB value is 150, 135, 148: 150 red, 135 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968794?

The complementary color is #879689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968794 color

#968794 rgb(150, 135, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #968794 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 52.9% green and 58% blue (150, 135, 148).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 7% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#968794 color codes

HEX	`#968794`
RGB	`rgb(150, 135, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 52.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 7%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 10%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 1%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.99, 8.07, -4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.99, 9.43, 328.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.586, 25.95, 31.62)`
Decimal	`9865108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968794, 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 #968794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #968794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968794; }
.text { color: #968794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 135 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968794, #96878d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #968794?: #968794 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968794?: The RGB value is 150, 135, 148: 150 red, 135 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968794?: The complementary color is #879689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.