What color is #96A58B?

#96A58B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96A58B?

The RGB value is 150, 165, 139: 150 red, 165 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A58B?

The complementary color is #9A8BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A58B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A58B color

#96A58B rgb(150, 165, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #96A58B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 64.7% green and 54.5% blue (150, 165, 139).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#96A58B color codes

HEX	`#96A58B`
RGB	`rgb(150, 165, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 64.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 16%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.95, -10.2, 11.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.95, 15.53, 131.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.692, 35.258, 29.61)`
Decimal	`9872779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A58B, 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 #96A58B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A58B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #96A58B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a58b; }
.text { color: #96a58b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a58b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 165 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a58b, #8ba58d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #96A58B?: #96A58B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96A58B?: The RGB value is 150, 165, 139: 150 red, 165 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A58B?: The complementary color is #9A8BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A58B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.