What color is #96A487?

#96A487 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 #96A487?

The RGB value is 150, 164, 135: 150 red, 164 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A487?

The complementary color is #9587A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A487?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A487 color

#96A487 rgb(150, 164, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #96A487 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 64.3% green and 52.9% blue (150, 164, 135).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 14% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#96A487 color codes

HEX	`#96A487`
RGB	`rgb(150, 164, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 64.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 14%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 18%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 18%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.58, -10.36, 13.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.58, 16.95, 127.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.226, 34.784, 28.039)`
Decimal	`9872519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A487, 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 #96A487	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A487 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #96A487 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a487; }
.text { color: #96a487; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a487; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 164 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a487, #88a487); }

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Questions

What color is #96A487?: #96A487 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 #96A487?: The RGB value is 150, 164, 135: 150 red, 164 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A487?: The complementary color is #9587A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A487?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.