What color is #96BDA0?

#96BDA0 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 #96BDA0?

The RGB value is 150, 189, 160: 150 red, 189 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96BDA0?

The complementary color is #BD96B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96BDA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96BDA0 color

#96BDA0 rgb(150, 189, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #96BDA0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 74.1% green and 62.7% blue (150, 189, 160).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#96BDA0 color codes

HEX	`#96BDA0`
RGB	`rgb(150, 189, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 74.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 21%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 15%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.17, -18.86, 10.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.17, 21.55, 151.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.119, 45.416, 40.061)`
Decimal	`9878944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96BDA0, 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 #96BDA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96BDA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	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 #96BDA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96bda0; }
.text { color: #96bda0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96bda0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 189 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96bda0, #96bdb3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #96BDA0?: #96BDA0 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 #96BDA0?: The RGB value is 150, 189, 160: 150 red, 189 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96BDA0?: The complementary color is #BD96B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96BDA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.