What color is #96B78F?

#96B78F 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 #96B78F?

The RGB value is 150, 183, 143: 150 red, 183 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96B78F?

The complementary color is #B08FB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96B78F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96B78F color

#96B78F rgb(150, 183, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #96B78F is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 71.8% green and 56.1% blue (150, 183, 143).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 22% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#96B78F color codes

HEX	`#96B78F`
RGB	`rgb(150, 183, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 71.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 22%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 22%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 22%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.1, -18.87, 16.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.1, 25.23, 138.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.468, 42.333, 32.336)`
Decimal	`9877391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96B78F, 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 #96B78F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96B78F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #96B78F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96b78f; }
.text { color: #96b78f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96b78f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 183 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96b78f, #8fb79c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #96B78F?: #96B78F 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 #96B78F?: The RGB value is 150, 183, 143: 150 red, 183 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96B78F?: The complementary color is #B08FB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96B78F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.