What color is #96988B?

#96988B is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96988B?

The RGB value is 150, 152, 139: 150 red, 152 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96988B?

The complementary color is #8D8B98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96988B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96988B color

#96988B rgb(150, 152, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96988B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 59.6% green and 54.5% blue (150, 152, 139).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 6% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#96988B color codes

HEX	`#96988B`
RGB	`rgb(150, 152, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 59.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 6%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 9%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.34, -3.16, 6.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.34, 7.31, 115.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.465, 30.805, 28.867)`
Decimal	`9869451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96988B, 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 #96988B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96988B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #96988B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96988b; }
.text { color: #96988b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96988b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 152 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96988b, #90988b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #96988B?: #96988B is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96988B?: The RGB value is 150, 152, 139: 150 red, 152 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96988B?: The complementary color is #8D8B98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96988B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.