What color is #96B5AA?

#96B5AA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96B5AA?

The RGB value is 150, 181, 170: 150 red, 181 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96B5AA?

The complementary color is #B596A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96B5AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96B5AA color

#96B5AA rgb(150, 181, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96B5AA is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 71% green and 66.7% blue (150, 181, 170).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 17% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#96B5AA color codes

HEX	`#96B5AA`
RGB	`rgb(150, 181, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 71%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 17%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 17%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 6%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.17, -12.78, 2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.17, 12.95, 170.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.355, 42.433, 44.297)`
Decimal	`9876906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96B5AA, 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 #96B5AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96B5AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	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 #96B5AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96b5aa; }
.text { color: #96b5aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96b5aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 181 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96b5aa, #96b1b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96B5AA?: #96B5AA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96B5AA?: The RGB value is 150, 181, 170: 150 red, 181 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96B5AA?: The complementary color is #B596A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96B5AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.