What color is #96969C?

#96969C is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96969C?

The RGB value is 150, 150, 156: 150 red, 150 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96969C?

The complementary color is #9C9C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96969C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96969C color

#96969C rgb(150, 150, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96969C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 58.8% green and 61.2% blue (150, 150, 156).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 3% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Dark Ages (#9698A3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#96969C color codes

HEX	`#96969C`
RGB	`rgb(150, 150, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 58.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 3%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 4%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.25, 1.18, -3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.25, 3.36, 290.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.484, 30.697, 35.818)`
Decimal	`9868956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96969C, 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 #96969C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96969C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #96969C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96969c; }
.text { color: #96969c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96969c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 150 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96969c, #99969c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #96969C?: #96969C is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96969C?: The RGB value is 150, 150, 156: 150 red, 150 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96969C?: The complementary color is #9C9C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96969C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.