What color is #96A9A7?

#96A9A7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96A9A7?

The RGB value is 150, 169, 167: 150 red, 169 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A9A7?

The complementary color is #A99698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A9A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A9A7 color

#96A9A7 rgb(150, 169, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96A9A7 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 66.3% green and 65.5% blue (150, 169, 167).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 10% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#96A9A7 color codes

HEX	`#96A9A7`
RGB	`rgb(150, 169, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 66.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 10%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 11%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.76, -7.01, -1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.76, 7.12, 189.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.739, 37.649, 42.041)`
Decimal	`9873831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A9A7, 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 #96A9A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A9A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #96A9A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a9a7; }
.text { color: #96a9a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a9a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 169 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a9a7, #96a1a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96A9A7?: #96A9A7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96A9A7?: The RGB value is 150, 169, 167: 150 red, 169 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A9A7?: The complementary color is #A99698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A9A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.