What color is #9BA096?

#9BA096 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA096?

The RGB value is 155, 160, 150: 155 red, 160 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA096?

The complementary color is #9B96A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA096?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA096 color

#9BA096 rgb(155, 160, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BA096 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 62.7% green and 58.8% blue (155, 160, 150).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 5% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#9BA096 color codes

HEX	`#9BA096`
RGB	`rgb(155, 160, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 62.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 5%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 6%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.21, -3.69, 4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.21, 5.89, 128.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.592, 34.312, 33.807)`
Decimal	`10199190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA096, 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 #9BA096	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA096 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #9BA096 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba096; }
.text { color: #9ba096; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba096; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 160 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba096, #96a096); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BA096?: #9BA096 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA096?: The RGB value is 155, 160, 150: 155 red, 160 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA096?: The complementary color is #9B96A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA096?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.