What color is #96ACA0?

#96ACA0 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 #96ACA0?

The RGB value is 150, 172, 160: 150 red, 172 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96ACA0?

The complementary color is #AC96A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96ACA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96ACA0 color

#96ACA0 rgb(150, 172, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96ACA0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 67.5% green and 62.7% blue (150, 172, 160).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#96ACA0 color codes

HEX	`#96ACA0`
RGB	`rgb(150, 172, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 67.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 7%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.41, -10.03, 3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.41, 10.65, 160.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.674, 38.527, 38.913)`
Decimal	`9874592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96ACA0, 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 #96ACA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96ACA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #96ACA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96aca0; }
.text { color: #96aca0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96aca0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 172 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96aca0, #96acab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96ACA0?: #96ACA0 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 #96ACA0?: The RGB value is 150, 172, 160: 150 red, 172 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96ACA0?: The complementary color is #AC96A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96ACA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.