What color is #96867F?

#96867F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96867F?

The RGB value is 150, 134, 127: 150 red, 134 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96867F?

The complementary color is #7F8F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96867F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96867F color

#96867F rgb(150, 134, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96867F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 52.5% green and 49.8% blue (150, 134, 127).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#96867F color codes

HEX	`#96867F`
RGB	`rgb(150, 134, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 52.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.14, 4.81, 5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.14, 7.67, 51.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.933, 25.067, 23.6)`
Decimal	`9864831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96867F, 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 #96867F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96867F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #96867F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96867f; }
.text { color: #96867f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96867f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 134 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96867f, #96927f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #96867F?: #96867F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96867F?: The RGB value is 150, 134, 127: 150 red, 134 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96867F?: The complementary color is #7F8F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96867F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.