What color is #96717E?

#96717E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96717E?

The RGB value is 150, 113, 126: 150 red, 113 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96717E?

The complementary color is #719689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96717E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96717E color

#96717E rgb(150, 113, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #96717E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 44.3% green and 49.4% blue (150, 113, 126).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 16% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#96717E color codes

HEX	`#96717E`
RGB	`rgb(150, 113, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 44.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 25%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 16%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.61, 16.72, -1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.61, 16.78, 354.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.249, 19.802, 22.385)`
Decimal	`9859454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96717E, 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 #96717E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96717E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #96717E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96717e; }
.text { color: #96717e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96717e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 113 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96717e, #967671); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #96717E?: #96717E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96717E?: The RGB value is 150, 113, 126: 150 red, 113 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96717E?: The complementary color is #719689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96717E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.