What color is #969496?

#969496 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969496?

The RGB value is 150, 148, 150: 150 red, 148 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969496?

The complementary color is #949694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969496?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969496 color

#969496 rgb(150, 148, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #969496 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 58% green and 58.8% blue (150, 148, 150).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 1% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#969496 color codes

HEX	`#969496`
RGB	`rgb(150, 148, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 58%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 1%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 1%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.54, 1.12, -0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.54, 1.37, 324.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.672, 29.866, 33.102)`
Decimal	`9868438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969496, 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 #969496	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#969496 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #969496 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969496; }
.text { color: #969496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969496; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 148 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969496, #969495); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #969496?: #969496 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969496?: The RGB value is 150, 148, 150: 150 red, 148 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969496?: The complementary color is #949694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969496?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.