What color is #96C45A?

#96C45A is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Thrilling Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96C45A?

The RGB value is 150, 196, 90: 150 red, 196 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96C45A?

The complementary color is #885AC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96C45A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96C45A color

#96C45A rgb(150, 196, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #96C45A is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 76.9% green and 35.3% blue (150, 196, 90).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 47% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Thrilling Lime (#8CC34B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#96C45A color codes

HEX	`#96C45A`
RGB	`rgb(150, 196, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 76.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 47%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 54%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 54%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74, -32.42, 47.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74, 57.69, 124.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.163, 46.701, 16.885)`
Decimal	`9880666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96C45A, 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 #96C45A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96C45A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	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 #96C45A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96c45a; }
.text { color: #96c45a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96c45a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 196 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96c45a, #61c45a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #96C45A?: #96C45A is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Thrilling Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96C45A?: The RGB value is 150, 196, 90: 150 red, 196 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96C45A?: The complementary color is #885AC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96C45A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.