What color is #96A4A7?

#96A4A7 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96A4A7?

The RGB value is 150, 164, 167: 150 red, 164 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A4A7?

The complementary color is #A79996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A4A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A4A7 color

#96A4A7 rgb(150, 164, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96A4A7 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 64.3% green and 65.5% blue (150, 164, 167).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 9% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#96A4A7 color codes

HEX	`#96A4A7`
RGB	`rgb(150, 164, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 64.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 9%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.39, -4.31, -3.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.39, 5.39, 216.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.827, 35.824, 41.737)`
Decimal	`9872551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A4A7, 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 #96A4A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A4A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #96A4A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a4a7; }
.text { color: #96a4a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a4a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 164 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a4a7, #969ca7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #96A4A7?: #96A4A7 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96A4A7?: The RGB value is 150, 164, 167: 150 red, 164 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A4A7?: The complementary color is #A79996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A4A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.