What color is #96939E?

#96939E is a gray, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96939E?

The RGB value is 150, 147, 158: 150 red, 147 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96939E?

The complementary color is #9B9E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96939E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96939E color

#96939E rgb(150, 147, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96939E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 57.6% green and 62% blue (150, 147, 158).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 5% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Too Big to Whale (#9596A4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#96939E color codes

HEX	`#96939E`
RGB	`rgb(150, 147, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 57.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 5%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 7%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.5, 3.26, -5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.5, 6.3, 301.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.182, 29.82, 36.56)`
Decimal	`9868190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96939E, 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 #96939E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96939E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #96939E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96939e; }
.text { color: #96939e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96939e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 147 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96939e, #9c939e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #96939E?: #96939E is a gray, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96939E?: The RGB value is 150, 147, 158: 150 red, 147 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96939E?: The complementary color is #9B9E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96939E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.