What color is #96A185?

#96A185 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96A185?

The RGB value is 150, 161, 133: 150 red, 161 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A185?

The complementary color is #9085A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A185 color

#96A185 rgb(150, 161, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #96A185 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 63.1% green and 52.2% blue (150, 161, 133).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#96A185 color codes

HEX	`#96A185`
RGB	`rgb(150, 161, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 63.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 17%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 17%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.7, -9.09, 13.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.7, 16.1, 124.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.556, 33.667, 27.127)`
Decimal	`9871749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A185, 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 #96A185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #96A185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a185; }
.text { color: #96a185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 161 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a185, #88a185); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #96A185?: #96A185 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96A185?: The RGB value is 150, 161, 133: 150 red, 161 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A185?: The complementary color is #9085A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.