What color is #96BE97?

#96BE97 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 #96BE97?

The RGB value is 150, 190, 151: 150 red, 190 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96BE97?

The complementary color is #BE96BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96BE97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96BE97 color

#96BE97 rgb(150, 190, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #96BE97 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 74.5% green and 59.2% blue (150, 190, 151).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#96BE97 color codes

HEX	`#96BE97`
RGB	`rgb(150, 190, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 74.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 21%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.25, -21.01, 15.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.25, 26.06, 143.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.576, 45.544, 36.136)`
Decimal	`9879191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96BE97, 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 #96BE97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96BE97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	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 #96BE97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96be97; }
.text { color: #96be97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96be97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 190 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96be97, #96beab); }

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Questions

What color is #96BE97?: #96BE97 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 #96BE97?: The RGB value is 150, 190, 151: 150 red, 190 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96BE97?: The complementary color is #BE96BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96BE97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.