What color is #968B85?

#968B85 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 #968B85?

The RGB value is 150, 139, 133: 150 red, 139 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968B85?

The complementary color is #859096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968B85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968B85 color

#968B85 rgb(150, 139, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #968B85 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 54.5% green and 52.2% blue (150, 139, 133).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#968B85 color codes

HEX	`#968B85`
RGB	`rgb(150, 139, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 54.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 11%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.64, 3.02, 4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.64, 5.57, 57.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.044, 26.643, 25.956)`
Decimal	`9866117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968B85, 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 #968B85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968B85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #968B85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968b85; }
.text { color: #968b85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968b85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 139 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968b85, #969385); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #968B85?: #968B85 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 #968B85?: The RGB value is 150, 139, 133: 150 red, 139 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968B85?: The complementary color is #859096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968B85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.