What color is #968C87?

#968C87 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 #968C87?

The RGB value is 150, 140, 135: 150 red, 140 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968C87?

The complementary color is #879196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968C87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968C87 color

#968C87 rgb(150, 140, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #968C87 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 54.9% green and 52.9% blue (150, 140, 135).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 7% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#968C87 color codes

HEX	`#968C87`
RGB	`rgb(150, 140, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 54.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 7%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 10%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.96, 2.81, 4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.96, 4.89, 54.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.329, 26.99, 26.74)`
Decimal	`9866375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968C87, 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 #968C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #968C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968c87; }
.text { color: #968c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 140 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968c87, #969487); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #968C87?: #968C87 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 #968C87?: The RGB value is 150, 140, 135: 150 red, 140 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968C87?: The complementary color is #879196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968C87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.