What color is #968D81?

#968D81 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 #968D81?

The RGB value is 150, 141, 129: 150 red, 141 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968D81?

The complementary color is #818A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968D81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968D81 color

#968D81 rgb(150, 141, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #968D81 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 55.3% green and 50.6% blue (150, 141, 129).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% 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 6.42:1).

#968D81 color codes

HEX	`#968D81`
RGB	`rgb(150, 141, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 55.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 14%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.08, 1.2, 7.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.08, 7.7, 81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.065, 27.119, 24.626)`
Decimal	`9866625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968D81, 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 #968D81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968D81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #968D81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968d81; }
.text { color: #968d81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968d81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 141 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968d81, #949681); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #968D81?: #968D81 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 #968D81?: The RGB value is 150, 141, 129: 150 red, 141 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968D81?: The complementary color is #818A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968D81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.