What color is #9696AE?

#9696AE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9696AE?

The RGB value is 150, 150, 174: 150 red, 150 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9696AE?

The complementary color is #AEAE96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9696AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9696AE color

#9696AE rgb(150, 150, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9696AE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 58.8% green and 68.2% blue (150, 150, 174).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#9696AE color codes

HEX	`#9696AE`
RGB	`rgb(150, 150, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 58.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 14%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 14%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.8, 4.95, -12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.8, 13.44, 291.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.122, 31.352, 44.448)`
Decimal	`9868974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9696AE, 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 #9696AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9696AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #9696AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9696ae; }
.text { color: #9696ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9696ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 150 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9696ae, #a296ae); }

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Questions

What color is #9696AE?: #9696AE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9696AE?: The RGB value is 150, 150, 174: 150 red, 150 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9696AE?: The complementary color is #AEAE96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9696AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.