What color is #96B781?

#96B781 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96B781?

The RGB value is 150, 183, 129: 150 red, 183 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96B781?

The complementary color is #A281B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96B781?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96B781 color

#96B781 rgb(150, 183, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #96B781 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 71.8% green and 50.6% blue (150, 183, 129).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 27% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#96B781 color codes

HEX	`#96B781`
RGB	`rgb(150, 183, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 71.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 27%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 30%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 30%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.83, -21.16, 23.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.83, 31.92, 131.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.473, 41.935, 27.095)`
Decimal	`9877377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96B781, 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 #96B781	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96B781 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	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 #96B781 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96b781; }
.text { color: #96b781; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96b781; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 183 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96b781, #81b787); }

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Questions

What color is #96B781?: #96B781 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96B781?: The RGB value is 150, 183, 129: 150 red, 183 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96B781?: The complementary color is #A281B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96B781?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.