What color is #96BE8D?

#96BE8D 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 #96BE8D?

The RGB value is 150, 190, 141: 150 red, 190 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96BE8D?

The complementary color is #B58DBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96BE8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96BE8D color

#96BE8D rgb(150, 190, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #96BE8D is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 74.5% green and 55.3% blue (150, 190, 141).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#96BE8D color codes

HEX	`#96BE8D`
RGB	`rgb(150, 190, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 74.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 26%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.05, -22.73, 20.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.05, 30.61, 137.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.798, 45.233, 32.039)`
Decimal	`9879181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96BE8D, 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 #96BE8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96BE8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #96BE8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96be8d; }
.text { color: #96be8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96be8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 190 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96be8d, #8dbe9d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #96BE8D?: #96BE8D 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 #96BE8D?: The RGB value is 150, 190, 141: 150 red, 190 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96BE8D?: The complementary color is #B58DBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96BE8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.