What color is #96A671?

#96A671 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96A671?

The RGB value is 150, 166, 113: 150 red, 166 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A671?

The complementary color is #8171A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A671?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A671 color

#96A671 rgb(150, 166, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #96A671 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 65.1% green and 44.3% blue (150, 166, 113).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea Mochi (#90A96E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#96A671 color codes

HEX	`#96A671`
RGB	`rgb(150, 166, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 65.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 32%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 32%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.71, -14.84, 25.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.71, 29.62, 120.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.194, 34.949, 20.827)`
Decimal	`9873009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A671, 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 #96A671	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A671 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #96A671 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a671; }
.text { color: #96a671; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a671; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 166 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a671, #7ca671); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #96A671?: #96A671 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96A671?: The RGB value is 150, 166, 113: 150 red, 166 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A671?: The complementary color is #8171A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A671?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.