What color is #96968C?

#96968C is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96968C?

The RGB value is 150, 150, 140: 150 red, 150 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96968C?

The complementary color is #8C8C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96968C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96968C color

#96968C rgb(150, 150, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96968C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 58.8% green and 54.9% blue (150, 150, 140).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 5% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#96968C color codes

HEX	`#96968C`
RGB	`rgb(150, 150, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 58.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 5%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 7%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.82, -1.87, 5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.82, 5.6, 109.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.217, 30.19, 29.147)`
Decimal	`9868940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96968C, 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 #96968C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96968C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	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 #96968C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96968c; }
.text { color: #96968c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96968c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 150 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96968c, #91968c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #96968C?: #96968C is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96968C?: The RGB value is 150, 150, 140: 150 red, 150 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96968C?: The complementary color is #8C8C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96968C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.