What color is #96797C?

#96797C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96797C?

The RGB value is 150, 121, 124: 150 red, 121 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96797C?

The complementary color is #799693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96797C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96797C color

#96797C rgb(150, 121, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96797C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 47.5% green and 48.6% blue (150, 121, 124).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#96797C color codes

HEX	`#96797C`
RGB	`rgb(150, 121, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 47.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 17%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.62, 11.75, 2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.62, 12.04, 12.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.053, 21.615, 22.023)`
Decimal	`9861500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96797C, 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 #96797C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96797C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #96797C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96797c; }
.text { color: #96797c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96797c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 121 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96797c, #968579); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #96797C?: #96797C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96797C?: The RGB value is 150, 121, 124: 150 red, 121 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96797C?: The complementary color is #799693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96797C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.