What color is #96858A?

#96858A is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96858A?

The RGB value is 150, 133, 138: 150 red, 133 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96858A?

The complementary color is #859691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96858A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96858A color

#96858A rgb(150, 133, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96858A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 52.2% green and 54.1% blue (150, 133, 138).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#96858A color codes

HEX	`#96858A`
RGB	`rgb(150, 133, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 52.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 11%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.17, 7.32, -0.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.17, 7.33, 357.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.552, 25.095, 27.537)`
Decimal	`9864586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96858A, 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 #96858A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96858A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #96858A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96858a; }
.text { color: #96858a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96858a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 133 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96858a, #968985); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #96858A?: #96858A is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96858A?: The RGB value is 150, 133, 138: 150 red, 133 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96858A?: The complementary color is #859691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96858A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.