What color is #96B098?

#96B098 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96B098?

The RGB value is 150, 176, 152: 150 red, 176 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96B098?

The complementary color is #B096AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96B098?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96B098 color

#96B098 rgb(150, 176, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #96B098 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 69% green and 59.6% blue (150, 176, 152).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#96B098 color codes

HEX	`#96B098`
RGB	`rgb(150, 176, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 69%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.33, -13.66, 9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.33, 16.54, 145.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.769, 39.801, 35.603)`
Decimal	`9875608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96B098, 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 #96B098	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96B098 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #96B098 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96b098; }
.text { color: #96b098; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96b098; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 176 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96b098, #96b0a5); }

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Questions

What color is #96B098?: #96B098 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96B098?: The RGB value is 150, 176, 152: 150 red, 176 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96B098?: The complementary color is #B096AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96B098?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.