What color is #96A2B1?

#96A2B1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96A2B1?

The RGB value is 150, 162, 177: 150 red, 162 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A2B1?

The complementary color is #B1A596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A2B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A2B1 color

#96A2B1 rgb(150, 162, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96A2B1 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 63.5% green and 69.4% blue (150, 162, 177).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#96A2B1 color codes

HEX	`#96A2B1`
RGB	`rgb(150, 162, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 63.5%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 15%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 8%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.13, -1.08, -9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.13, 9.25, 263.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.432, 35.498, 46.677)`
Decimal	`9872049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A2B1, 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 #96A2B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A2B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	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 #96A2B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a2b1; }
.text { color: #96a2b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a2b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 162 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a2b1, #9896b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #96A2B1?: #96A2B1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96A2B1?: The RGB value is 150, 162, 177: 150 red, 162 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A2B1?: The complementary color is #B1A596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A2B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.