What color is #96897F?

#96897F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96897F?

The RGB value is 150, 137, 127: 150 red, 137 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96897F?

The complementary color is #7F8C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96897F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96897F color

#96897F rgb(150, 137, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96897F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 53.7% green and 49.8% blue (150, 137, 127).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#96897F color codes

HEX	`#96897F`
RGB	`rgb(150, 137, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 53.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.95, 3.11, 7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.95, 7.78, 66.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.354, 25.908, 23.74)`
Decimal	`9865599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96897F, 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 #96897F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96897F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #96897F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96897f; }
.text { color: #96897f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96897f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 137 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96897f, #96957f); }

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Questions

What color is #96897F?: #96897F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96897F?: The RGB value is 150, 137, 127: 150 red, 137 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96897F?: The complementary color is #7F8C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96897F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.