What color is #968989?

#968989 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968989?

The RGB value is 150, 137, 137: 150 red, 137 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968989?

The complementary color is #899696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968989 color

#968989 rgb(150, 137, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #968989 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 53.7% green and 53.7% blue (150, 137, 137).

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

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#968989 color codes

HEX	`#968989`
RGB	`rgb(150, 137, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 53.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 9%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.21, 4.87, 1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.21, 5.18, 19.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.038, 26.182, 27.344)`
Decimal	`9865609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968989, 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 #968989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #968989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968989; }
.text { color: #968989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 137 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968989, #969089); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #968989?: #968989 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968989?: The RGB value is 150, 137, 137: 150 red, 137 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968989?: The complementary color is #899696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.