What color is #999596?

#999596 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999596?

The RGB value is 153, 149, 150: 153 red, 149 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999596?

The complementary color is #959998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999596?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999596 color

#999596 rgb(153, 149, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999596 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 58.4% green and 58.8% blue (153, 149, 150).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 2% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 2% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#999596 color codes

HEX	`#999596`
RGB	`rgb(153, 149, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 58.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 2%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 3%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 2%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.06, 1.65, -0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.06, 1.65, 359.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.389, 30.469, 33.181)`
Decimal	`10065302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999596, 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 #999596	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999596 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #999596 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999596; }
.text { color: #999596; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999596; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 149 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999596, #999695); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #999596?: #999596 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999596?: The RGB value is 153, 149, 150: 153 red, 149 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999596?: The complementary color is #959998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999596?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.