What color is #96A799?

#96A799 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96A799?

The RGB value is 150, 167, 153: 150 red, 167 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A799?

The complementary color is #A796A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A799?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A799 color

#96A799 rgb(150, 167, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96A799 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 65.5% green and 60% blue (150, 167, 153).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 9% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#96A799 color codes

HEX	`#96A799`
RGB	`rgb(150, 167, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 65.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 9%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.84, -8.71, 5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.84, 10.15, 149.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.145, 36.421, 35.467)`
Decimal	`9873305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A799, 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 #96A799	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A799 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #96A799 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a799; }
.text { color: #96a799; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a799; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 167 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a799, #96a7a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96A799?: #96A799 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96A799?: The RGB value is 150, 167, 153: 150 red, 167 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A799?: The complementary color is #A796A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A799?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.