What color is #96868B?

#96868B is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96868B?

The RGB value is 150, 134, 139: 150 red, 134 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96868B?

The complementary color is #869691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96868B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96868B color

#96868B rgb(150, 134, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96868B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 52.5% green and 54.5% blue (150, 134, 139).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 7% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#96868B color codes

HEX	`#96868B`
RGB	`rgb(150, 134, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 52.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 7%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 11%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.46, 6.94, -0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.46, 6.95, 356.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.763, 25.399, 27.966)`
Decimal	`9864843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96868B, 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 #96868B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96868B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #96868B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96868b; }
.text { color: #96868b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96868b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 134 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96868b, #968986); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #96868B?: #96868B is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96868B?: The RGB value is 150, 134, 139: 150 red, 134 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96868B?: The complementary color is #869691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96868B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.