What color is #96BD90?

#96BD90 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 #96BD90?

The RGB value is 150, 189, 144: 150 red, 189 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96BD90?

The complementary color is #B790BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96BD90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96BD90 color

#96BD90 rgb(150, 189, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #96BD90 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 74.1% green and 56.5% blue (150, 189, 144).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#96BD90 color codes

HEX	`#96BD90`
RGB	`rgb(150, 189, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 74.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 24%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 24%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.82, -21.73, 18.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.82, 28.59, 139.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.808, 44.892, 33.159)`
Decimal	`9878928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96BD90, 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 #96BD90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96BD90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #96BD90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96bd90; }
.text { color: #96bd90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96bd90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 189 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96bd90, #90bda1); }

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Questions

What color is #96BD90?: #96BD90 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 #96BD90?: The RGB value is 150, 189, 144: 150 red, 189 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96BD90?: The complementary color is #B790BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96BD90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.