What color is #96B297?

#96B297 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 #96B297?

The RGB value is 150, 178, 151: 150 red, 178 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96B297?

The complementary color is #B296B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96B297?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96B297 color

#96B297 rgb(150, 178, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #96B297 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 69.8% green and 59.2% blue (150, 178, 151).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#96B297 color codes

HEX	`#96B297`
RGB	`rgb(150, 178, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 69.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 15%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 15%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.87, -14.89, 10.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.87, 18.3, 144.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.083, 40.559, 35.305)`
Decimal	`9876119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96B297, 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 #96B297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96B297 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	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 #96B297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96b297; }
.text { color: #96b297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96b297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 178 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96b297, #96b2a5); }

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Questions

What color is #96B297?: #96B297 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 #96B297?: The RGB value is 150, 178, 151: 150 red, 178 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96B297?: The complementary color is #B296B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96B297?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.