What color is #96AF8A?

#96AF8A 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 #96AF8A?

The RGB value is 150, 175, 138: 150 red, 175 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96AF8A?

The complementary color is #A38AAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96AF8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96AF8A color

#96AF8A rgb(150, 175, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #96AF8A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 68.6% green and 54.1% blue (150, 175, 138).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#96AF8A color codes

HEX	`#96AF8A`
RGB	`rgb(150, 175, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 68.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 21%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.74, -15.62, 16.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.74, 22.48, 134.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.494, 38.978, 29.851)`
Decimal	`9875338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96AF8A, 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 #96AF8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96AF8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	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 #96AF8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96af8a; }
.text { color: #96af8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96af8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 175 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96af8a, #8aaf91); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #96AF8A?: #96AF8A 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 #96AF8A?: The RGB value is 150, 175, 138: 150 red, 175 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96AF8A?: The complementary color is #A38AAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96AF8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.