What color is #96858E?

#96858E is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96858E?

The RGB value is 150, 133, 142: 150 red, 133 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96858E?

The complementary color is #85968D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96858E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96858E color

#96858E rgb(150, 133, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96858E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 52.2% green and 55.7% blue (150, 133, 142).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#96858E color codes

HEX	`#96858E`
RGB	`rgb(150, 133, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 52.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 11%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.28, 8.07, -2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.28, 8.44, 343.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.847, 25.213, 29.091)`
Decimal	`9864590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96858E, 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 #96858E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96858E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #96858E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96858e; }
.text { color: #96858e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96858e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 133 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96858e, #968586); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #96858E?: #96858E is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96858E?: The RGB value is 150, 133, 142: 150 red, 133 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96858E?: The complementary color is #85968D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96858E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.