What color is #96757E?

#96757E 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 #96757E?

The RGB value is 150, 117, 126: 150 red, 117 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96757E?

The complementary color is #75968D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96757E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96757E color

#96757E rgb(150, 117, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #96757E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 45.9% green and 49.4% blue (150, 117, 126).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 16% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#96757E color codes

HEX	`#96757E`
RGB	`rgb(150, 117, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 45.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 16%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.63, 14.4, 0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.63, 14.4, 0.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.705, 20.714, 22.537)`
Decimal	`9860478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96757E, 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 #96757E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96757E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #96757E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96757e; }
.text { color: #96757e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96757e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 117 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96757e, #967d75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #96757E?: #96757E 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 #96757E?: The RGB value is 150, 117, 126: 150 red, 117 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96757E?: The complementary color is #75968D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96757E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.