What color is #96817F?

#96817F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96817F?

The RGB value is 150, 129, 127: 150 red, 129 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96817F?

The complementary color is #7F9496, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96817F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96817F color

#96817F rgb(150, 129, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96817F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 50.6% green and 49.8% blue (150, 129, 127).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#96817F color codes

HEX	`#96817F`
RGB	`rgb(150, 129, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 50.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.8, 7.66, 4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.8, 8.66, 27.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.259, 23.717, 23.375)`
Decimal	`9863551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96817F, 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 #96817F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96817F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #96817F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96817f; }
.text { color: #96817f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96817f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 129 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96817f, #968d7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #96817F?: #96817F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96817F?: The RGB value is 150, 129, 127: 150 red, 129 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96817F?: The complementary color is #7F9496, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96817F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.