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#968682

Taupe · medium neutral

About #968682

With the hex code #968682, this is a medium gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 53% green and 51% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 41% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Taupe — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #829296, a gray shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 6.03:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

Colour codes

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Red150
Green134
Blue130

Closest named colours

Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 6.2
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 7.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.7

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #968682

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on taupe #968682.
3.48:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on taupe #968682.
6.03:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #968682 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#968682
Protanopia (no red cones)
#898882
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8D8B82
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9A8485

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #968682?

With the hex code #968682, this is a medium gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 53% green and 51% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 41% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #968682?

Use black text. Black on #968682 has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #968682?

Its complementary colour is #829296, and analogous partners are #968288 and #969082.