What color is #968A7C?

#968A7C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968A7C?

The RGB value is 150, 138, 124: 150 red, 138 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968A7C?

The complementary color is #7C8896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968A7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968A7C color

#968A7C rgb(150, 138, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #968A7C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 54.1% green and 48.6% blue (150, 138, 124).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 17% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#968A7C color codes

HEX	`#968A7C`
RGB	`rgb(150, 138, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 54.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 17%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 17%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.15, 2.05, 9.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.15, 9.35, 77.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.304, 26.117, 22.773)`
Decimal	`9865852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968A7C, 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 #968A7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968A7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #968A7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968a7c; }
.text { color: #968a7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968a7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 138 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968a7c, #95967c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #968A7C?: #968A7C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968A7C?: The RGB value is 150, 138, 124: 150 red, 138 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968A7C?: The complementary color is #7C8896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968A7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.