What color is #96C493?

#96C493 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96C493?

The RGB value is 150, 196, 147: 150 red, 196 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96C493?

The complementary color is #C193C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96C493?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96C493 color

#96C493 rgb(150, 196, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #96C493 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 76.9% green and 57.6% blue (150, 196, 147).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 29% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#96C493 color codes

HEX	`#96C493`
RGB	`rgb(150, 196, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 76.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 29%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 25%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 25%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.87, -24.69, 19.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.87, 31.65, 141.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.583, 48.069, 34.896)`
Decimal	`9880723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96C493, 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 #96C493	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96C493 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #96C493 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96c493; }
.text { color: #96c493; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96c493; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 196 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96c493, #93c4a9); }

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Questions

What color is #96C493?: #96C493 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96C493?: The RGB value is 150, 196, 147: 150 red, 196 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96C493?: The complementary color is #C193C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96C493?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.