What color is #96A49E?

#96A49E is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96A49E?

The RGB value is 150, 164, 158: 150 red, 164 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A49E?

The complementary color is #A4969C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A49E?

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.

#96A49E color

#96A49E rgb(150, 164, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96A49E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 64.3% green and 62% blue (150, 164, 158).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 7% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#96A49E color codes

HEX	`#96A49E`
RGB	`rgb(150, 164, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 64.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 7%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 9%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 4%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.14, -6.13, 1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.14, 6.29, 166.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.023, 35.503, 37.507)`
Decimal	`9872542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A49E, 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 #96A49E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A49E 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 #96A49E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a49e; }
.text { color: #96a49e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a49e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 164 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a49e, #96a3a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96A49E?: #96A49E is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96A49E?: The RGB value is 150, 164, 158: 150 red, 164 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A49E?: The complementary color is #A4969C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A49E?: 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.