What color is #96958F?

#96958F is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96958F?

The RGB value is 150, 149, 143: 150 red, 149 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96958F?

The complementary color is #8F9096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96958F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96958F color

#96958F rgb(150, 149, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96958F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 58.4% green and 56.1% blue (150, 149, 143).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 3% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#96958F color codes

HEX	`#96958F`
RGB	`rgb(150, 149, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 58.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 3%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 5%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.62, -0.77, 3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.62, 3.38, 103.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.282, 29.962, 30.275)`
Decimal	`9868687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96958F, 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 #96958F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96958F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #96958F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96958f; }
.text { color: #96958f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96958f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 149 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96958f, #94968f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #96958F?: #96958F is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96958F?: The RGB value is 150, 149, 143: 150 red, 149 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96958F?: The complementary color is #8F9096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96958F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.