What color is #96919E?

#96919E is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96919E?

The RGB value is 150, 145, 158: 150 red, 145 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96919E?

The complementary color is #999E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96919E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96919E color

#96919E rgb(150, 145, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96919E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 56.9% green and 62% blue (150, 145, 158).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 6% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#96919E color codes

HEX	`#96919E`
RGB	`rgb(150, 145, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 56.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 6%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.96, 4.39, -6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.96, 7.59, 305.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.874, 29.203, 36.457)`
Decimal	`9867678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96919E, 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 #96919E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96919E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #96919E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96919e; }
.text { color: #96919e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96919e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 145 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96919e, #9d919e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #96919E?: #96919E is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96919E?: The RGB value is 150, 145, 158: 150 red, 145 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96919E?: The complementary color is #999E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96919E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.