#968696

Color #968696

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 11.81 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#968696

RGB

rgb(150, 134, 150)

HSL

hsl(300, 7.1%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 10.7%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(57.79, 9.04, -6.33)

LCH

lch(57.79, 11.04, 325)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.03, 325.99)

HWB

hwb(300, 52.5%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#869686

Analogous

#8e8696

#968696

#96868e

Triadic

#968696

#969686

#869696

Split-complementary

#968696

#8e9686

#86968e

Tetradic

#968696

#968686

#869686

#869696

Square

#968696

#968e86

#869686

#868e96

Shades

Color #968696 mixed toward black.

#7f6e7f

#655865

#4c424c

#332c33

#191619

Tints

Color #968696 mixed toward white.

#a89aa8

#b9aeb9

#cbc3cb

#dcd7dc

#eeebee

Tones

Color #968696 mixed toward gray.

#958795

#938993

#928a92

#918b91

#8f8d8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.15:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f92 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#909191 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#958f8f · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #968696;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#968696]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#968696 (#968696) is rgb(150, 134, 150) in RGB.

No, #968696 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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