What color is #96B986?

#96B986 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96B986?

The RGB value is 150, 185, 134: 150 red, 185 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96B986?

The complementary color is #A986B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96B986?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96B986 color

#96B986 rgb(150, 185, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #96B986 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 72.5% green and 52.5% blue (150, 185, 134).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 27% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#96B986 color codes

HEX	`#96B986`
RGB	`rgb(150, 185, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 72.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 27%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 28%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.49, -21.38, 22.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.49, 30.76, 134.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.229, 42.902, 29.027)`
Decimal	`9877894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96B986, 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 #96B986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96B986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #96B986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96b986; }
.text { color: #96b986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96b986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 185 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96b986, #86b990); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #96B986?: #96B986 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96B986?: The RGB value is 150, 185, 134: 150 red, 185 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96B986?: The complementary color is #A986B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96B986?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.