What color is #96ACA5?

#96ACA5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96ACA5?

The RGB value is 150, 172, 165: 150 red, 172 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96ACA5?

The complementary color is #AC969D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96ACA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96ACA5 color

#96ACA5 rgb(150, 172, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96ACA5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 67.5% green and 64.7% blue (150, 172, 165).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#96ACA5 color codes

HEX	`#96ACA5`
RGB	`rgb(150, 172, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 67.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 4%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.54, -9.03, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.54, 9.09, 173.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.12, 38.705, 41.263)`
Decimal	`9874597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96ACA5, 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 #96ACA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96ACA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #96ACA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96aca5; }
.text { color: #96aca5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96aca5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 172 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96aca5, #96a8ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96ACA5?: #96ACA5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96ACA5?: The RGB value is 150, 172, 165: 150 red, 172 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96ACA5?: The complementary color is #AC969D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96ACA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.