What color is #96A16F?

#96A16F 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 #96A16F?

The RGB value is 150, 161, 111: 150 red, 161 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A16F?

The complementary color is #7A6FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A16F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A16F color

#96A16F rgb(150, 161, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #96A16F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 63.1% green and 43.5% blue (150, 161, 111).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 21% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#96A16F color codes

HEX	`#96A16F`
RGB	`rgb(150, 161, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 63.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 21%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 31%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 31%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.26, -12.49, 24.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.26, 27.77, 116.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.192, 33.122, 19.944)`
Decimal	`9871727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A16F, 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 #96A16F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A16F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #96A16F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a16f; }
.text { color: #96a16f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a16f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 161 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a16f, #7da16f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #96A16F?: #96A16F 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 #96A16F?: The RGB value is 150, 161, 111: 150 red, 161 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A16F?: The complementary color is #7A6FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A16F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.