What color is #96888D?

#96888D is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96888D?

The RGB value is 150, 136, 141: 150 red, 136 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96888D?

The complementary color is #889691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96888D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96888D color

#96888D rgb(150, 136, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96888D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 53.3% green and 55.3% blue (150, 136, 141).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#96888D color codes

HEX	`#96888D`
RGB	`rgb(150, 136, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 53.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 9%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.05, 6.17, -0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.05, 6.22, 352.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.189, 26.016, 28.836)`
Decimal	`9865357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96888D, 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 #96888D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96888D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #96888D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96888d; }
.text { color: #96888d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96888d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 136 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96888d, #968a88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #96888D?: #96888D is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96888D?: The RGB value is 150, 136, 141: 150 red, 136 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96888D?: The complementary color is #889691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96888D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.