What color is #96AA9D?

#96AA9D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96AA9D?

The RGB value is 150, 170, 157: 150 red, 170 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96AA9D?

The complementary color is #AA96A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96AA9D?

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.

#96AA9D color

#96AA9D rgb(150, 170, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96AA9D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 66.7% green and 61.6% blue (150, 170, 157).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#96AA9D color codes

HEX	`#96AA9D`
RGB	`rgb(150, 170, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 66.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.77, -9.55, 4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.77, 10.49, 155.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.037, 37.667, 37.422)`
Decimal	`9874077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96AA9D, 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 #96AA9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96AA9D 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 #96AA9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96aa9d; }
.text { color: #96aa9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96aa9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 170 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96aa9d, #96aaa7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96AA9D?: #96AA9D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96AA9D?: The RGB value is 150, 170, 157: 150 red, 170 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96AA9D?: The complementary color is #AA96A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96AA9D?: 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.