What color is #96B489?

#96B489 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96B489?

The RGB value is 150, 180, 137: 150 red, 180 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96B489?

The complementary color is #A789B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96B489?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96B489 color

#96B489 rgb(150, 180, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #96B489 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 70.6% green and 53.7% blue (150, 180, 137).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#96B489 color codes

HEX	`#96B489`
RGB	`rgb(150, 180, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 70.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 24%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.13, -18.36, 18.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.13, 26.16, 134.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.413, 40.932, 29.802)`
Decimal	`9876617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96B489, 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 #96B489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96B489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #96B489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96b489; }
.text { color: #96b489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96b489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 180 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96b489, #89b491); }

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Questions

What color is #96B489?: #96B489 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96B489?: The RGB value is 150, 180, 137: 150 red, 180 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96B489?: The complementary color is #A789B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96B489?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.