What color is #968E81?

#968E81 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 #968E81?

The RGB value is 150, 142, 129: 150 red, 142 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968E81?

The complementary color is #818996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968E81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968E81 color

#968E81 rgb(150, 142, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #968E81 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 55.7% green and 50.6% blue (150, 142, 129).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#968E81 color codes

HEX	`#968E81`
RGB	`rgb(150, 142, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 55.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 14%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.36, 0.64, 7.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.36, 8.02, 85.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.213, 27.415, 24.675)`
Decimal	`9866881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968E81, 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 #968E81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968E81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #968E81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968e81; }
.text { color: #968e81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968e81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 142 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968e81, #939681); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #968E81?: #968E81 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 #968E81?: The RGB value is 150, 142, 129: 150 red, 142 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968E81?: The complementary color is #818996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968E81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.