What color is #96B154?

#96B154 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime It or Leave It. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96B154?

The RGB value is 150, 177, 84: 150 red, 177 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96B154?

The complementary color is #6F54B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96B154?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96B154 color

#96B154 rgb(150, 177, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #96B154 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 69.4% green and 32.9% blue (150, 177, 84).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 37% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lime It or Leave It (#8CA94A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#96B154 color codes

HEX	`#96B154`
RGB	`rgb(150, 177, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 69.4%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 37%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 53%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 53%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.44, -23.9, 44.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.44, 50.1, 118.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.9, 38.568, 14.255)`
Decimal	`9875796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96B154, 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 #96B154	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96B154 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #96B154 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96b154; }
.text { color: #96b154; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96b154; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 177 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96b154, #68b154); }

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Questions

What color is #96B154?: #96B154 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime It or Leave It. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96B154?: The RGB value is 150, 177, 84: 150 red, 177 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96B154?: The complementary color is #6F54B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96B154?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.