What color is #96ABA0?

#96ABA0 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 #96ABA0?

The RGB value is 150, 171, 160: 150 red, 171 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96ABA0?

The complementary color is #AB96A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96ABA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96ABA0 color

#96ABA0 rgb(150, 171, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96ABA0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 67.1% green and 62.7% blue (150, 171, 160).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#96ABA0 color codes

HEX	`#96ABA0`
RGB	`rgb(150, 171, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 67.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.13, -9.49, 3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.13, 10.02, 161.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.484, 38.147, 38.85)`
Decimal	`9874336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96ABA0, 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 #96ABA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96ABA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #96ABA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96aba0; }
.text { color: #96aba0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96aba0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 171 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96aba0, #96abab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96ABA0?: #96ABA0 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 #96ABA0?: The RGB value is 150, 171, 160: 150 red, 171 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96ABA0?: The complementary color is #AB96A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96ABA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.