What color is #96A599?

#96A599 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96A599?

The RGB value is 150, 165, 153: 150 red, 165 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A599?

The complementary color is #A596A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A599?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A599 color

#96A599 rgb(150, 165, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96A599 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 64.7% green and 60% blue (150, 165, 153).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 8% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#96A599 color codes

HEX	`#96A599`
RGB	`rgb(150, 165, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 64.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 8%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 9%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.29, -7.64, 4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.29, 8.82, 149.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.781, 35.694, 35.346)`
Decimal	`9872793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A599, 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 #96A599	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A599 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	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 #96A599 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a599; }
.text { color: #96a599; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a599; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 165 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a599, #96a5a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96A599?: #96A599 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96A599?: The RGB value is 150, 165, 153: 150 red, 165 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A599?: The complementary color is #A596A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A599?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.