What color is #96BF17?

#96BF17 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Bergamot. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96BF17?

The RGB value is 150, 191, 23: 150 red, 191 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96BF17?

The complementary color is #4017BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96BF17?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96BF17 color

#96BF17 rgb(150, 191, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #96BF17 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 74.9% green and 9% blue (150, 191, 23).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 79% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 88% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Bergamot (#95C703), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#96BF17 color codes

HEX	`#96BF17`
RGB	`rgb(150, 191, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 74.9%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 79%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 88%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 88%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.1, -34.23, 69.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.1, 77.47, 116.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.364, 43.807, 7.614)`
Decimal	`9879319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96BF17, 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 #96BF17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96BF17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	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 #96BF17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96bf17; }
.text { color: #96bf17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96bf17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 191 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96bf17, #42bf17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #96BF17?: #96BF17 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Bergamot. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96BF17?: The RGB value is 150, 191, 23: 150 red, 191 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96BF17?: The complementary color is #4017BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96BF17?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.