What color is #96A696?

#96A696 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96A696?

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

What is the complementary color of #96A696?

The complementary color is #A696A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A696?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A696 color

#96A696 rgb(150, 166, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96A696 is a grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 8% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#96A696 color codes

HEX	`#96A696`
RGB	`rgb(150, 166, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 65.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 8%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.49, -8.74, 6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.49, 10.82, 143.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.718, 35.958, 34.118)`
Decimal	`9873046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A696, 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 #96A696	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A696 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #96A696 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a696; }
.text { color: #96a696; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a696; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 166 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a696, #96a69e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #96A696?: #96A696 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96A696?: The RGB value is 150, 166, 150: 150 red, 166 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A696?: The complementary color is #A696A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A696?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.