What color is #96A43C?

#96A43C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Springtide Melodies. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96A43C?

The RGB value is 150, 164, 60: 150 red, 164 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A43C?

The complementary color is #4A3CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A43C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A43C color

#96A43C rgb(150, 164, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #96A43C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 64.3% green and 23.5% blue (150, 164, 60).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 46% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Springtide Melodies (#9AA955), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#96A43C color codes

HEX	`#96A43C`
RGB	`rgb(150, 164, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 64.3%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 46%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 63%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 63%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.45, -19.44, 50.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.45, 54.21, 111.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.669, 33.362, 9.309)`
Decimal	`9872444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A43C, 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 #96A43C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A43C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #96A43C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a43c; }
.text { color: #96a43c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a43c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 164 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a43c, #62a43c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #96A43C?: #96A43C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Springtide Melodies. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96A43C?: The RGB value is 150, 164, 60: 150 red, 164 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A43C?: The complementary color is #4A3CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A43C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.