What color is #96C27B?

#96C27B is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96C27B?

The RGB value is 150, 194, 123: 150 red, 194 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96C27B?

The complementary color is #A77BC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96C27B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96C27B color

#96C27B rgb(150, 194, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #96C27B is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 76.1% green and 48.2% blue (150, 194, 123).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 37% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pistachio (#93C572), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#96C27B color codes

HEX	`#96C27B`
RGB	`rgb(150, 194, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 76.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 37%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 37%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 37%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.87, -27.47, 31.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.87, 41.5, 131.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.444, 46.497, 25.842)`
Decimal	`9880187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96C27B, 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 #96C27B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96C27B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #96C27B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96c27b; }
.text { color: #96c27b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96c27b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 194 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96c27b, #7bc284); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #96C27B?: #96C27B is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96C27B?: The RGB value is 150, 194, 123: 150 red, 194 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96C27B?: The complementary color is #A77BC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96C27B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.