What color is #96B0AD?

#96B0AD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96B0AD?

The RGB value is 150, 176, 173: 150 red, 176 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96B0AD?

The complementary color is #B09699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96B0AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96B0AD color

#96B0AD rgb(150, 176, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96B0AD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 69% green and 67.8% blue (150, 176, 173).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#96B0AD color codes

HEX	`#96B0AD`
RGB	`rgb(150, 176, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 69%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.86, -9.52, -1.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.86, 9.63, 188.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.644, 40.551, 45.476)`
Decimal	`9875629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96B0AD, 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 #96B0AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96B0AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	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 #96B0AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96b0ad; }
.text { color: #96b0ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96b0ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 176 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96b0ad, #96a6b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96B0AD?: #96B0AD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96B0AD?: The RGB value is 150, 176, 173: 150 red, 176 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96B0AD?: The complementary color is #B09699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96B0AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.