What color is #96B5AD?

#96B5AD 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 #96B5AD?

The RGB value is 150, 181, 173: 150 red, 181 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96B5AD?

The complementary color is #B5969E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96B5AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96B5AD color

#96B5AD rgb(150, 181, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96B5AD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 71% green and 67.8% blue (150, 181, 173).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 17% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#96B5AD color codes

HEX	`#96B5AD`
RGB	`rgb(150, 181, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 71%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 17%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 17%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.25, -12.16, 0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.25, 12.18, 177.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.642, 42.548, 45.809)`
Decimal	`9876909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96B5AD, 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 #96B5AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96B5AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #96B5AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96b5ad; }
.text { color: #96b5ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96b5ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 181 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96b5ad, #96aeb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96B5AD?: #96B5AD 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 #96B5AD?: The RGB value is 150, 181, 173: 150 red, 181 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96B5AD?: The complementary color is #B5969E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96B5AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.