What color is #96A880?

#96A880 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96A880?

The RGB value is 150, 168, 128: 150 red, 168 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A880?

The complementary color is #9280A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A880?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A880 color

#96A880 rgb(150, 168, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #96A880 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 65.9% green and 50.2% blue (150, 168, 128).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#96A880 color codes

HEX	`#96A880`
RGB	`rgb(150, 168, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 65.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 24%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.56, -13.62, 18.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.56, 23.08, 126.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.476, 36.048, 25.77)`
Decimal	`9873536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A880, 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 #96A880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #96A880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a880; }
.text { color: #96a880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 168 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a880, #82a880); }

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Questions

What color is #96A880?: #96A880 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96A880?: The RGB value is 150, 168, 128: 150 red, 168 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A880?: The complementary color is #9280A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A880?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.