What color is #96BAAD?

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

What is the RGB value of #96BAAD?

The RGB value is 150, 186, 173: 150 red, 186 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96BAAD?

The complementary color is #BA96A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96BAAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96BAAD color

#96BAAD rgb(150, 186, 173)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 72.9% green and 67.8% blue (150, 186, 173).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% 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 9.92:1).

#96BAAD color codes

HEX	`#96BAAD`
RGB	`rgb(150, 186, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 72.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.64, -14.77, 2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.64, 15, 170.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.677, 44.618, 46.154)`
Decimal	`9878189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96BAAD, 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 #96BAAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96BAAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	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 #96BAAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96baad; }
.text { color: #96baad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96baad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 186 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96baad, #96b5ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96BAAD?: #96BAAD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96BAAD?: The RGB value is 150, 186, 173: 150 red, 186 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96BAAD?: The complementary color is #BA96A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96BAAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.