What color is #96A191?

#96A191 is a gray, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96A191?

The RGB value is 150, 161, 145: 150 red, 161 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A191?

The complementary color is #9C91A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A191?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A191 color

#96A191 rgb(150, 161, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96A191 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 63.1% green and 56.9% blue (150, 161, 145).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#96A191 color codes

HEX	`#96A191`
RGB	`rgb(150, 161, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 63.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 10%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 10%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.98, -6.98, 7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.98, 9.88, 134.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.432, 34.018, 31.745)`
Decimal	`9871761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A191, 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 #96A191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #96A191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a191; }
.text { color: #96a191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 161 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a191, #91a194); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #96A191?: #96A191 is a gray, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96A191?: The RGB value is 150, 161, 145: 150 red, 161 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A191?: The complementary color is #9C91A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A191?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.