What color is #96BEAC?

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

What is the RGB value of #96BEAC?

The RGB value is 150, 190, 172: 150 red, 190 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96BEAC?

The complementary color is #BE96A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96BEAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96BEAC color

#96BEAC rgb(150, 190, 172)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 74.5% green and 67.5% blue (150, 190, 172).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#96BEAC color codes

HEX	`#96BEAC`
RGB	`rgb(150, 190, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 74.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.73, -17.03, 4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.73, 17.67, 164.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.435, 46.288, 45.931)`
Decimal	`9879212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96BEAC, 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 #96BEAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96BEAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	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 #96BEAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96beac; }
.text { color: #96beac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96beac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 190 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96beac, #96bcbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #96BEAC?: #96BEAC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96BEAC?: The RGB value is 150, 190, 172: 150 red, 190 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96BEAC?: The complementary color is #BE96A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96BEAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.