What color is #96AC9A?

#96AC9A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96AC9A?

The RGB value is 150, 172, 154: 150 red, 172 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96AC9A?

The complementary color is #AC96A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96AC9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96AC9A color

#96AC9A rgb(150, 172, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #96AC9A is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 67.5% green and 60.4% blue (150, 172, 154).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#96AC9A color codes

HEX	`#96AC9A`
RGB	`rgb(150, 172, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 67.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 10%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.26, -11.18, 6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.26, 13.04, 149.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.162, 38.322, 36.215)`
Decimal	`9874586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96AC9A, 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 #96AC9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96AC9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #96AC9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96ac9a; }
.text { color: #96ac9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96ac9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 172 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96ac9a, #96aca5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #96AC9A?: #96AC9A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96AC9A?: The RGB value is 150, 172, 154: 150 red, 172 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96AC9A?: The complementary color is #AC96A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96AC9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.