What color is #96AD8B?

#96AD8B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96AD8B?

The RGB value is 150, 173, 139: 150 red, 173 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96AD8B?

The complementary color is #A28BAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96AD8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96AD8B color

#96AD8B rgb(150, 173, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #96AD8B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 67.8% green and 54.5% blue (150, 173, 139).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#96AD8B color codes

HEX	`#96AD8B`
RGB	`rgb(150, 173, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 67.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 20%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.19, -14.41, 14.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.19, 20.71, 134.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.181, 38.235, 30.106)`
Decimal	`9874827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96AD8B, 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 #96AD8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96AD8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #96AD8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96ad8b; }
.text { color: #96ad8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96ad8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 173 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96ad8b, #8bad91); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #96AD8B?: #96AD8B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96AD8B?: The RGB value is 150, 173, 139: 150 red, 173 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96AD8B?: The complementary color is #A28BAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96AD8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.