What color is #96AFA4?

#96AFA4 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 #96AFA4?

The RGB value is 150, 175, 164: 150 red, 175 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96AFA4?

The complementary color is #AF96A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96AFA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96AFA4 color

#96AFA4 rgb(150, 175, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96AFA4 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 68.6% green and 64.3% blue (150, 175, 164).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#96AFA4 color codes

HEX	`#96AFA4`
RGB	`rgb(150, 175, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 68.6%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 6%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.34, -10.83, 2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.34, 11.17, 165.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.607, 39.824, 40.978)`
Decimal	`9875364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96AFA4, 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 #96AFA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96AFA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #96AFA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96afa4; }
.text { color: #96afa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96afa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 175 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96afa4, #96adaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96AFA4?: #96AFA4 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 #96AFA4?: The RGB value is 150, 175, 164: 150 red, 175 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96AFA4?: The complementary color is #AF96A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96AFA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.