What color is #96979E?

#96979E is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96979E?

The RGB value is 150, 151, 158: 150 red, 151 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96979E?

The complementary color is #9E9D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96979E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96979E color

#96979E rgb(150, 151, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96979E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 59.2% green and 62% blue (150, 151, 158).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 4% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Dark Ages (#9698A3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#96979E color codes

HEX	`#96979E`
RGB	`rgb(150, 151, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 59.2%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 4%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 5%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 4%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.58, 1.02, -3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.58, 3.93, 285.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.815, 31.086, 36.771)`
Decimal	`9869214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96979E, 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 #96979E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96979E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #96979E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96979e; }
.text { color: #96979e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96979e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 151 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96979e, #99969e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #96979E?: #96979E is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96979E?: The RGB value is 150, 151, 158: 150 red, 151 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96979E?: The complementary color is #9E9D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96979E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.