What color is #9596A8?

#9596A8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9596A8?

The RGB value is 149, 150, 168: 149 red, 150 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9596A8?

The complementary color is #A8A795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9596A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9596A8 color

#9596A8 rgb(149, 150, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9596A8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 58.8% green and 65.9% blue (149, 150, 168).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#9596A8 color codes

HEX	`#9596A8`
RGB	`rgb(149, 150, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 58.8%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 11%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.53, 3.31, -9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.53, 10.08, 289.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.367, 31.029, 41.428)`
Decimal	`9803432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9596A8, 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 #9596A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9596A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9596A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9596a8; }
.text { color: #9596a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9596a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 150 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9596a8, #9e95a8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9596A8?: #9596A8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9596A8?: The RGB value is 149, 150, 168: 149 red, 150 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9596A8?: The complementary color is #A8A795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9596A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.