What color is #96A29A?

#96A29A is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96A29A?

The RGB value is 150, 162, 154: 150 red, 162 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A29A?

The complementary color is #A2969E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A29A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A29A color

#96A29A rgb(150, 162, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96A29A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 63.5% green and 60.4% blue (150, 162, 154).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 6% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#96A29A color codes

HEX	`#96A29A`
RGB	`rgb(150, 162, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 63.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 6%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 7%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.48, -5.82, 2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.48, 6.42, 155.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.33, 34.657, 35.605)`
Decimal	`9872026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A29A, 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 #96A29A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A29A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #96A29A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a29a; }
.text { color: #96a29a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a29a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 162 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a29a, #96a2a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96A29A?: #96A29A is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96A29A?: The RGB value is 150, 162, 154: 150 red, 162 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A29A?: The complementary color is #A2969E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A29A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.