968896

#968896 closest to Femme Fatale

#968896 is a medium gray; the closest named color is Femme Fatale. In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 53.3% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(150, 136, 150)). Its HSL value is 300° hue, 6% saturation and 56% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black. #968896 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.26:1.

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Variations of #968896

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#968896 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#968896 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #968896 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8A8D95
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #878B97
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B8B96
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8A8D95
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8E8B96
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #97898D
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #978892
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8C8C8C
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8F8B8F

#968896 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.36:1 Poor#968896 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.26:1 Good#968896 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#968896 in CSS

/* Femme Fatale */
.color { color: #968896; }
.background { background-color: #968896; }
.border { border: 1px solid #968896; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(150 136 150);
color: hsl(300 6% 56%);
color: oklch(0.644 0.026 325.9);

#968896 FAQ

What color is #968896?

#968896 is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #968896?

#968896 is rgb(150, 136, 150) in RGB, hsl(300, 6%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 0%, 41%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #968896?

The complementary color of #968896 is #889688, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #968896?

Black text has the best contrast on #968896: 6.26:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #968896 a warm or cool color?

#968896 is a neutral color.