What color is #96BBA5?

#96BBA5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96BBA5?

The RGB value is 150, 187, 165: 150 red, 187 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96BBA5?

The complementary color is #BB96AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96BBA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96BBA5 color

#96BBA5 rgb(150, 187, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #96BBA5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 73.3% green and 64.7% blue (150, 187, 165).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#96BBA5 color codes

HEX	`#96BBA5`
RGB	`rgb(150, 187, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 73.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 12%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.72, -16.88, 7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.72, 18.3, 157.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.138, 44.74, 42.269)`
Decimal	`9878437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96BBA5, 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 #96BBA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96BBA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	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 #96BBA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96bba5; }
.text { color: #96bba5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96bba5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 187 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96bba5, #96bbb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #96BBA5?: #96BBA5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96BBA5?: The RGB value is 150, 187, 165: 150 red, 187 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96BBA5?: The complementary color is #BB96AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96BBA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.