What color is #96BD8E?

#96BD8E 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 #96BD8E?

The RGB value is 150, 189, 142: 150 red, 189 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96BD8E?

The complementary color is #B58EBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96BD8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96BD8E color

#96BD8E rgb(150, 189, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #96BD8E is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 74.1% green and 55.7% blue (150, 189, 142).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 26% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#96BD8E color codes

HEX	`#96BD8E`
RGB	`rgb(150, 189, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 74.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 26%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 25%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 25%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.78, -22.07, 19.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.78, 29.51, 138.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.657, 44.831, 32.361)`
Decimal	`9878926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96BD8E, 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 #96BD8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96BD8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #96BD8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96bd8e; }
.text { color: #96bd8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96bd8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 189 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96bd8e, #8ebd9e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #96BD8E?: #96BD8E 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 #96BD8E?: The RGB value is 150, 189, 142: 150 red, 189 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96BD8E?: The complementary color is #B58EBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96BD8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.