What color is #96A3AB?

#96A3AB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96A3AB?

The RGB value is 150, 163, 171: 150 red, 163 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A3AB?

The complementary color is #AB9E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A3AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A3AB color

#96A3AB rgb(150, 163, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96A3AB is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 63.9% green and 67.1% blue (150, 163, 171).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#96A3AB color codes

HEX	`#96A3AB`
RGB	`rgb(150, 163, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 63.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 5%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.23, -2.92, -5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.23, 6.41, 242.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.024, 35.618, 43.655)`
Decimal	`9872299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A3AB, 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 #96A3AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A3AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #96A3AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a3ab; }
.text { color: #96a3ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a3ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 163 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a3ab, #9699ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #96A3AB?: #96A3AB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96A3AB?: The RGB value is 150, 163, 171: 150 red, 163 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A3AB?: The complementary color is #AB9E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A3AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.