What color is #96BB91?

#96BB91 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96BB91?

The RGB value is 150, 187, 145: 150 red, 187 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96BB91?

The complementary color is #B691BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96BB91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96BB91 color

#96BB91 rgb(150, 187, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #96BB91 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 73.3% green and 56.9% blue (150, 187, 145).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#96BB91 color codes

HEX	`#96BB91`
RGB	`rgb(150, 187, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 73.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 22%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.27, -20.55, 17.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.27, 26.86, 139.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.458, 44.068, 33.42)`
Decimal	`9878417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96BB91, 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 #96BB91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96BB91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #96BB91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96bb91; }
.text { color: #96bb91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96bb91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 187 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96bb91, #91bba1); }

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Questions

What color is #96BB91?: #96BB91 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96BB91?: The RGB value is 150, 187, 145: 150 red, 187 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96BB91?: The complementary color is #B691BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96BB91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.