What color is #96BDB3?

#96BDB3 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96BDB3?

The RGB value is 150, 189, 179: 150 red, 189 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96BDB3?

The complementary color is #BD96A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96BDB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96BDB3 color

#96BDB3 rgb(150, 189, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #96BDB3 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 74.1% green and 70.2% blue (150, 189, 179).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#96BDB3 color codes

HEX	`#96BDB3`
RGB	`rgb(150, 189, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 74.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 21%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.63, -15.08, 0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.63, 15.1, 177.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.91, 46.133, 49.493)`
Decimal	`9878963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96BDB3, 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 #96BDB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96BDB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	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 #96BDB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96bdb3; }
.text { color: #96bdb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96bdb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 189 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96bdb3, #96b4bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96BDB3?: #96BDB3 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96BDB3?: The RGB value is 150, 189, 179: 150 red, 189 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96BDB3?: The complementary color is #BD96A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96BDB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.