What color is #9596AC?

#9596AC 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 #9596AC?

The RGB value is 149, 150, 172: 149 red, 150 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9596AC?

The complementary color is #ACAB95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9596AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9596AC color

#9596AC rgb(149, 150, 172)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 58.8% green and 67.5% blue (149, 150, 172).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#9596AC color codes

HEX	`#9596AC`
RGB	`rgb(149, 150, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 58.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.66, 4.18, -11.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.66, 12.32, 289.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.746, 31.181, 43.42)`
Decimal	`9803436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9596AC, 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 #9596AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9596AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #9596AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9596ac; }
.text { color: #9596ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9596ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 150 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9596ac, #a095ac); }

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Questions

What color is #9596AC?: #9596AC 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 #9596AC?: The RGB value is 149, 150, 172: 149 red, 150 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9596AC?: The complementary color is #ACAB95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9596AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.