What color is #9896A1?

#9896A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9896A1?

The RGB value is 152, 150, 161: 152 red, 150 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9896A1?

The complementary color is #9FA196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9896A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9896A1 color

#9896A1 rgb(152, 150, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9896A1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 58.8% green and 63.1% blue (152, 150, 161).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 6% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Too Big to Whale (#9596A4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#9896A1 color codes

HEX	`#9896A1`
RGB	`rgb(152, 150, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 58.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 6%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 7%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 7%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.56, 2.9, -5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.56, 6.22, 297.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.287, 31.061, 38.111)`
Decimal	`10000033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9896A1, 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 #9896A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9896A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #9896A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9896a1; }
.text { color: #9896a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9896a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 150 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9896a1, #9e96a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9896A1?: #9896A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9896A1?: The RGB value is 152, 150, 161: 152 red, 150 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9896A1?: The complementary color is #9FA196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9896A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.