What color is #96C494?

#96C494 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 #96C494?

The RGB value is 150, 196, 148: 150 red, 196 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96C494?

The complementary color is #C294C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96C494?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96C494 color

#96C494 rgb(150, 196, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #96C494 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 76.9% green and 58% blue (150, 196, 148).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 29% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#96C494 color codes

HEX	`#96C494`
RGB	`rgb(150, 196, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 76.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 29%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 24%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 24%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.89, -24.52, 19.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.89, 31.2, 141.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.661, 48.101, 35.311)`
Decimal	`9880724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96C494, 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 #96C494	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96C494 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	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 #96C494 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96c494; }
.text { color: #96c494; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96c494; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 196 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96c494, #94c4aa); }

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Questions

What color is #96C494?: #96C494 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 #96C494?: The RGB value is 150, 196, 148: 150 red, 196 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96C494?: The complementary color is #C294C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96C494?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.