What color is #968DA1?

#968DA1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968DA1?

The RGB value is 150, 141, 161: 150 red, 141 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968DA1?

The complementary color is #98A18D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968DA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968DA1 color

#968DA1 rgb(150, 141, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #968DA1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 55.3% green and 63.1% blue (150, 141, 161).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#968DA1 color codes

HEX	`#968DA1`
RGB	`rgb(150, 141, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 55.3%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 12%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 12%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.99, 7.27, -9.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.99, 11.84, 307.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.534, 28.107, 37.633)`
Decimal	`9866657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968DA1, 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 #968DA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968DA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #968DA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968da1; }
.text { color: #968da1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968da1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 141 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968da1, #a08da1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #968DA1?: #968DA1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968DA1?: The RGB value is 150, 141, 161: 150 red, 141 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968DA1?: The complementary color is #98A18D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968DA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.