What color is #96A38D?

#96A38D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96A38D?

The RGB value is 150, 163, 141: 150 red, 163 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A38D?

The complementary color is #9A8DA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A38D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A38D color

#96A38D rgb(150, 163, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #96A38D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 63.9% green and 55.3% blue (150, 163, 141).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 11% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#96A38D color codes

HEX	`#96A38D`
RGB	`rgb(150, 163, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 63.9%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 11%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 13%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 13%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.44, -8.78, 9.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.44, 13.22, 131.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.482, 34.601, 30.267)`
Decimal	`9872269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A38D, 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 #96A38D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A38D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #96A38D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a38d; }
.text { color: #96a38d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a38d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 163 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a38d, #8da38f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #96A38D?: #96A38D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96A38D?: The RGB value is 150, 163, 141: 150 red, 163 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A38D?: The complementary color is #9A8DA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A38D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.