What color is #96917E?

#96917E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96917E?

The RGB value is 150, 145, 126: 150 red, 145 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96917E?

The complementary color is #7E8396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96917E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96917E color

#96917E rgb(150, 145, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96917E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 56.9% green and 49.4% blue (150, 145, 126).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#96917E color codes

HEX	`#96917E`
RGB	`rgb(150, 145, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 56.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 16%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 16%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.11, -1.53, 10.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.11, 10.86, 98.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.469, 28.242, 23.791)`
Decimal	`9867646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96917E, 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 #96917E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96917E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #96917E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96917e; }
.text { color: #96917e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96917e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 145 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96917e, #8f967e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #96917E?: #96917E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96917E?: The RGB value is 150, 145, 126: 150 red, 145 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96917E?: The complementary color is #7E8396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96917E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.