What color is #96C1A4?

#96C1A4 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96C1A4?

The RGB value is 150, 193, 164: 150 red, 193 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96C1A4?

The complementary color is #C196B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96C1A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96C1A4 color

#96C1A4 rgb(150, 193, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #96C1A4 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 75.7% green and 64.3% blue (150, 193, 164).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 26% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#96C1A4 color codes

HEX	`#96C1A4`
RGB	`rgb(150, 193, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 75.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 26%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 15%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.38, -20.12, 9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.38, 22.47, 153.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.347, 47.303, 42.225)`
Decimal	`9879972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96C1A4, 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 #96C1A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96C1A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #96C1A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96c1a4; }
.text { color: #96c1a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96c1a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 193 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96c1a4, #96c1ba); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #96C1A4?: #96C1A4 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96C1A4?: The RGB value is 150, 193, 164: 150 red, 193 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96C1A4?: The complementary color is #C196B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96C1A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.