#968C8B — Zinc Color · Hex, RGB & Palettes

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#968C8B

≈ Zinc

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On white

3.27:1

AA · large text

On black

5.35:1

Passes AA

Best text on this color

Aa#1C1916(5.35:1)

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Hue5°Saturation7%Brightness59%

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Colour-blindness preview

Normal vision#968C8B

Protanopia#8E8D8B

Deuteranopia#908F8B

Tritanopia#998B8C

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Monochromatic

Palettes with this color

Gray Mushroom Silver Palette≈Gray Taupe Silver Palette≈Gray Taupe Sand Palette≈

Colors that go with Zinc

Zinc is an easy neutral to build around — combine it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point, plus a tint or shade of itself for depth.

Steely Grey#8B9596 Mummy’S Tomb#8B9692 Nuts And Bolts#8B8F96 Zinc#968B8F Coconut Agony#ECEAE9 Eclipse#3A3636

Closest named, CSS & systems

Colour nameZinc#92898AΔE 1.5 CSS nameGray#808080ΔE 7.1 Web-safe#999999#999999ΔE 6.1

Pantone & RAL matches are coming soon — those libraries aren't openly licensed for redistribution.

Zinc — meaning & where to use it

Zinc is a bright neutral — calm, versatile and understated. It works well for backgrounds, typography and minimalist, editorial layouts where colour should recede. Pair it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point.

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