What color is #96AF72?

#96AF72 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96AF72?

The RGB value is 150, 175, 114: 150 red, 175 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96AF72?

The complementary color is #8B72AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96AF72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96AF72 color

#96AF72 rgb(150, 175, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #96AF72 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 68.6% green and 44.7% blue (150, 175, 114).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 28% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea Mochi (#90A96E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#96AF72 color codes

HEX	`#96AF72`
RGB	`rgb(150, 175, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 68.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 28%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 35%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 35%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.28, -19.33, 28.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.28, 34.44, 124.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.945, 38.359, 21.69)`
Decimal	`9875314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96AF72, 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 #96AF72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96AF72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #96AF72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96af72; }
.text { color: #96af72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96af72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 175 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96af72, #77af72); }

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Questions

What color is #96AF72?: #96AF72 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96AF72?: The RGB value is 150, 175, 114: 150 red, 175 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96AF72?: The complementary color is #8B72AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96AF72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.