What color is #96928B?

#96928B is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96928B?

The RGB value is 150, 146, 139: 150 red, 146 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96928B?

The complementary color is #8B8F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96928B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96928B color

#96928B rgb(150, 146, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96928B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 57.3% green and 54.5% blue (150, 146, 139).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 5% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#96928B color codes

HEX	`#96928B`
RGB	`rgb(150, 146, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 57.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 5%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 7%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.7, 0.17, 4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.7, 4.23, 87.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.516, 28.906, 28.551)`
Decimal	`9867915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96928B, 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 #96928B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96928B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #96928B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96928b; }
.text { color: #96928b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96928b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 146 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96928b, #95968b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #96928B?: #96928B is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96928B?: The RGB value is 150, 146, 139: 150 red, 146 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96928B?: The complementary color is #8B8F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96928B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.