What color is #968F8E?

#968F8E 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 #968F8E?

The RGB value is 150, 143, 142: 150 red, 143 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968F8E?

The complementary color is #8E9596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968F8E?

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.

#968F8E color

#968F8E rgb(150, 143, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #968F8E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 56.1% green and 55.7% blue (150, 143, 142).

Its hue angle is 7°, 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 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#968F8E color codes

HEX	`#968F8E`
RGB	`rgb(150, 143, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 56.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 4%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 5%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.96, 2.4, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.96, 2.8, 31.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.282, 28.082, 29.569)`
Decimal	`9867150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968F8E, 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 #968F8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968F8E 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 #968F8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968f8e; }
.text { color: #968f8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968f8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 143 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968f8e, #96938e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #968F8E?: #968F8E 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 #968F8E?: The RGB value is 150, 143, 142: 150 red, 143 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968F8E?: The complementary color is #8E9596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968F8E?: 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.