What color is #96A294?

#96A294 is a gray, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96A294?

The RGB value is 150, 162, 148: 150 red, 162 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A294?

The complementary color is #A094A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A294?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A294 color

#96A294 rgb(150, 162, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96A294 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 63.5% green and 58% blue (150, 162, 148).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 7% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#96A294 color codes

HEX	`#96A294`
RGB	`rgb(150, 162, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 63.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 7%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 9%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.33, -6.96, 5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.33, 9.08, 140.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.842, 34.463, 33.038)`
Decimal	`9872020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A294, 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 #96A294	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A294 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #96A294 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a294; }
.text { color: #96a294; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a294; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 162 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a294, #94a299); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96A294?: #96A294 is a gray, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96A294?: The RGB value is 150, 162, 148: 150 red, 162 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A294?: The complementary color is #A094A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A294?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.