What color is #968E8E?

#968E8E is a gray, closest to the named color Hong Kong Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968E8E?

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

What is the complementary color of #968E8E?

The complementary color is #8E9696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968E8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968E8E color

#968E8E rgb(150, 142, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #968E8E is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 4% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Hong Kong Mist (#948E90), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#968E8E color codes

HEX	`#968E8E`
RGB	`rgb(150, 142, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 55.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 4%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 5%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.69, 2.96, 1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.69, 3.14, 19.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.133, 27.783, 29.519)`
Decimal	`9866894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968E8E, 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 #968E8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968E8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #968E8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968e8e; }
.text { color: #968e8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968e8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 142 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968e8e, #96928e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #968E8E?: #968E8E is a gray, closest to the named color Hong Kong Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968E8E?: The RGB value is 150, 142, 142: 150 red, 142 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968E8E?: The complementary color is #8E9696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968E8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.