What color is #909596?

#909596 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909596?

The RGB value is 144, 149, 150: 144 red, 149 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909596?

The complementary color is #969190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909596?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909596 color

#909596 rgb(144, 149, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909596 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 58.4% green and 58.8% blue (144, 149, 150).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 3% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#909596 color codes

HEX	`#909596`
RGB	`rgb(144, 149, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 58.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 3%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 4%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.33, -1.61, -1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.33, 1.98, 215.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.753, 29.626, 33.105)`
Decimal	`9475478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909596, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #909596	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#909596 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #909596 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909596; }
.text { color: #909596; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909596; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 149 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909596, #909296); }

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Questions

What color is #909596?: #909596 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909596?: The RGB value is 144, 149, 150: 144 red, 149 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909596?: The complementary color is #969190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909596?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.