What color is #96BA8A?

#96BA8A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96BA8A?

The RGB value is 150, 186, 138: 150 red, 186 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96BA8A?

The complementary color is #AE8ABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96BA8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96BA8A color

#96BA8A rgb(150, 186, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #96BA8A is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 72.9% green and 54.1% blue (150, 186, 138).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#96BA8A color codes

HEX	`#96BA8A`
RGB	`rgb(150, 186, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 72.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 26%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.85, -21.23, 20.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.85, 29.49, 136.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.723, 43.436, 30.594)`
Decimal	`9878154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96BA8A, 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 #96BA8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96BA8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #96BA8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96ba8a; }
.text { color: #96ba8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96ba8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 186 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96ba8a, #8aba96); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #96BA8A?: #96BA8A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96BA8A?: The RGB value is 150, 186, 138: 150 red, 186 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96BA8A?: The complementary color is #AE8ABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96BA8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.