What color is #96BE95?

#96BE95 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96BE95?

The RGB value is 150, 190, 149: 150 red, 190 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96BE95?

The complementary color is #BD95BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96BE95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96BE95 color

#96BE95 rgb(150, 190, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #96BE95 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 74.5% green and 58.4% blue (150, 190, 149).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 25% 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 10.1:1).

#96BE95 color codes

HEX	`#96BE95`
RGB	`rgb(150, 190, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 74.5%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 22%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.21, -21.37, 16.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.21, 26.95, 142.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.415, 45.48, 35.288)`
Decimal	`9879189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96BE95, 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 #96BE95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96BE95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	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 #96BE95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96be95; }
.text { color: #96be95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96be95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 190 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96be95, #95bea9); }

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Questions

What color is #96BE95?: #96BE95 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96BE95?: The RGB value is 150, 190, 149: 150 red, 190 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96BE95?: The complementary color is #BD95BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96BE95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.