What color is #968A84?

#968A84 is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968A84?

The RGB value is 150, 138, 132: 150 red, 138 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968A84?

The complementary color is #849096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968A84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968A84 color

#968A84 rgb(150, 138, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #968A84 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 54.1% green and 51.8% blue (150, 138, 132).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#968A84 color codes

HEX	`#968A84`
RGB	`rgb(150, 138, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 54.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 12%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.35, 3.41, 4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.35, 5.91, 54.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.831, 26.327, 25.546)`
Decimal	`9865860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968A84, 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 #968A84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968A84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #968A84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968a84; }
.text { color: #968a84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968a84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 138 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968a84, #969384); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #968A84?: #968A84 is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968A84?: The RGB value is 150, 138, 132: 150 red, 138 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968A84?: The complementary color is #849096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968A84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.