What color is #96A078?

#96A078 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96A078?

The RGB value is 150, 160, 120: 150 red, 160 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A078?

The complementary color is #8278A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A078?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A078 color

#96A078 rgb(150, 160, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #96A078 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 62.7% green and 47.1% blue (150, 160, 120).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#96A078 color codes

HEX	`#96A078`
RGB	`rgb(150, 160, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 62.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 25%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 25%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.15, -10.65, 19.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.15, 22.41, 118.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.538, 32.982, 22.628)`
Decimal	`9871480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A078, 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 #96A078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #96A078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a078; }
.text { color: #96a078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 160 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a078, #82a078); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #96A078?: #96A078 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96A078?: The RGB value is 150, 160, 120: 150 red, 160 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A078?: The complementary color is #8278A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A078?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.