What color is #96A69E?

#96A69E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96A69E?

The RGB value is 150, 166, 158: 150 red, 166 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A69E?

The complementary color is #A6969E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A69E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A69E color

#96A69E rgb(150, 166, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96A69E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 65.1% green and 62% blue (150, 166, 158).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 8% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#96A69E color codes

HEX	`#96A69E`
RGB	`rgb(150, 166, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 65.1%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 8%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.69, -7.21, 2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.69, 7.54, 162.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.384, 36.225, 37.627)`
Decimal	`9873054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A69E, 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 #96A69E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A69E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	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 #96A69E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a69e; }
.text { color: #96a69e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a69e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 166 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a69e, #96a6a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96A69E?: #96A69E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96A69E?: The RGB value is 150, 166, 158: 150 red, 166 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A69E?: The complementary color is #A6969E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A69E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.