What color is #968D88?

#968D88 is a gray, closest to the named color Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968D88?

The RGB value is 150, 141, 136: 150 red, 141 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968D88?

The complementary color is #889196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968D88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968D88 color

#968D88 rgb(150, 141, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #968D88 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 55.3% green and 53.3% blue (150, 141, 136).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Elephants (#8E8987), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#968D88 color codes

HEX	`#968D88`
RGB	`rgb(150, 141, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 55.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 9%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.26, 2.43, 3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.26, 4.56, 57.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.546, 27.312, 27.161)`
Decimal	`9866632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968D88, 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 #968D88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968D88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #968D88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968d88; }
.text { color: #968d88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968d88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 141 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968d88, #969488); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #968D88?: #968D88 is a gray, closest to the named color Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968D88?: The RGB value is 150, 141, 136: 150 red, 141 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968D88?: The complementary color is #889196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968D88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.