What color is #96998F?

#96998F is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96998F?

The RGB value is 150, 153, 143: 150 red, 153 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96998F?

The complementary color is #928F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96998F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96998F color

#96998F rgb(150, 153, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96998F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 60% green and 56.1% blue (150, 153, 143).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 5% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#96998F color codes

HEX	`#96998F`
RGB	`rgb(150, 153, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 60%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 5%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 7%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.72, -2.98, 4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.72, 5.71, 121.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.926, 31.25, 30.489)`
Decimal	`9869711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96998F, 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 #96998F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96998F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #96998F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96998f; }
.text { color: #96998f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96998f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 153 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96998f, #91998f); }

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Questions

What color is #96998F?: #96998F is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96998F?: The RGB value is 150, 153, 143: 150 red, 153 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96998F?: The complementary color is #928F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96998F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.