What color is #968B81?

#968B81 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 #968B81?

The RGB value is 150, 139, 129: 150 red, 139 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968B81?

The complementary color is #818C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968B81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968B81 color

#968B81 rgb(150, 139, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #968B81 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 54.5% green and 50.6% blue (150, 139, 129).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#968B81 color codes

HEX	`#968B81`
RGB	`rgb(150, 139, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 54.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 14%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 14%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.54, 2.33, 6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.54, 7.21, 71.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.772, 26.535, 24.529)`
Decimal	`9866113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968B81, 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 #968B81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968B81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #968B81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968b81; }
.text { color: #968b81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968b81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 139 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968b81, #969681); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #968B81?: #968B81 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 #968B81?: The RGB value is 150, 139, 129: 150 red, 139 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968B81?: The complementary color is #818C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968B81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.