#968686

Color #968686

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.42 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#968686

RGB

rgb(150, 134, 134)

HSL

hsl(0, 7.1%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 10.7%, 58.8%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(57.32, 6.03, 2.2)

LCH

lch(57.32, 6.42, 20.04)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.0194, 17.69)

HWB

hwb(0, 52.5%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#869696

Analogous

#96868e

#968686

#968e86

Triadic

#968686

#869686

#868696

Split-complementary

#968686

#86968e

#868e96

Tetradic

#968686

#969686

#869696

#868696

Square

#968686

#8e9686

#869696

#8e8696

Shades

Color #968686 mixed toward black.

#7f6e6e

#655858

#4c4242

#332c2c

#191616

Tints

Color #968686 mixed toward white.

#a89a9a

#b9aeae

#cbc3c3

#dcd7d7

#eeebeb

Tones

Color #968686 mixed toward gray.

#958787

#938989

#928a8a

#918b8b

#8f8d8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f86 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#909186 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#958686 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 7.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #968686;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#968686]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#968686 (#968686) is rgb(150, 134, 134) in RGB.

No, #968686 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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