What color is #968891?

#968891 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968891?

The RGB value is 150, 136, 145: 150 red, 136 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968891?

The complementary color is #88968D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968891?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968891 color

#968891 rgb(150, 136, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #968891 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 53.3% green and 56.9% blue (150, 136, 145).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#968891 color codes

HEX	`#968891`
RGB	`rgb(150, 136, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 53.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 9%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.17, 6.92, -2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.17, 7.5, 337.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.492, 26.137, 30.432)`
Decimal	`9865361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968891, 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 #968891	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968891 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #968891 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968891; }
.text { color: #968891; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968891; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 136 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968891, #96888a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #968891?: #968891 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968891?: The RGB value is 150, 136, 145: 150 red, 136 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968891?: The complementary color is #88968D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968891?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.