What color is #96738A?

#96738A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96738A?

The RGB value is 150, 115, 138: 150 red, 115 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96738A?

The complementary color is #73967F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96738A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96738A color

#96738A rgb(150, 115, 138)

Shades of pink

The hex color #96738A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 45.1% green and 54.1% blue (150, 115, 138).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 8% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#96738A color codes

HEX	`#96738A`
RGB	`rgb(150, 115, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 45.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 8%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.49, 17.7, -7.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.49, 19.12, 337.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.296, 20.581, 26.785)`
Decimal	`9859978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96738A, 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 #96738A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96738A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #96738A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96738a; }
.text { color: #96738a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96738a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 115 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96738a, #967378); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #96738A?: #96738A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96738A?: The RGB value is 150, 115, 138: 150 red, 115 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96738A?: The complementary color is #73967F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96738A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.