What color is #96907F?

#96907F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96907F?

The RGB value is 150, 144, 127: 150 red, 144 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96907F?

The complementary color is #7F8596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96907F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96907F color

#96907F rgb(150, 144, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96907F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 56.5% green and 49.8% blue (150, 144, 127).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#96907F color codes

HEX	`#96907F`
RGB	`rgb(150, 144, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 56.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.86, -0.81, 9.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.86, 9.87, 94.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.381, 27.963, 24.082)`
Decimal	`9867391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96907F, 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 #96907F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96907F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #96907F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96907f; }
.text { color: #96907f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96907f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 144 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96907f, #91967f); }

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Questions

What color is #96907F?: #96907F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96907F?: The RGB value is 150, 144, 127: 150 red, 144 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96907F?: The complementary color is #7F8596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96907F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.