What color is #968B82?

#968B82 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 #968B82?

The RGB value is 150, 139, 130: 150 red, 139 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968B82?

The complementary color is #828D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968B82?

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.

#968B82 color

#968B82 rgb(150, 139, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #968B82 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 54.5% green and 51% blue (150, 139, 130).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#968B82 color codes

HEX	`#968B82`
RGB	`rgb(150, 139, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 54.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 13%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 13%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.57, 2.5, 6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.57, 6.77, 68.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.839, 26.561, 24.88)`
Decimal	`9866114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968B82, 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 #968B82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968B82 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 #968B82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968b82; }
.text { color: #968b82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968b82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 139 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968b82, #969582); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #968B82?: #968B82 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 #968B82?: The RGB value is 150, 139, 130: 150 red, 139 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968B82?: The complementary color is #828D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968B82?: 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.