What color is #96A89E?

#96A89E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96A89E?

The RGB value is 150, 168, 158: 150 red, 168 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A89E?

The complementary color is #A896A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A89E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A89E color

#96A89E rgb(150, 168, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96A89E is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 65.9% green and 62% blue (150, 168, 158).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 9% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#96A89E color codes

HEX	`#96A89E`
RGB	`rgb(150, 168, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 65.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 9%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 11%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 6%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.25, -8.28, 3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.25, 8.82, 159.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.751, 36.957, 37.749)`
Decimal	`9873566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A89E, 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 #96A89E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A89E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #96A89E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a89e; }
.text { color: #96a89e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a89e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 168 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a89e, #96a8a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96A89E?: #96A89E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96A89E?: The RGB value is 150, 168, 158: 150 red, 168 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A89E?: The complementary color is #A896A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A89E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.