What color is #96CDA1?

#96CDA1 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96CDA1?

The RGB value is 150, 205, 161: 150 red, 205 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96CDA1?

The complementary color is #CD96C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96CDA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96CDA1 color

#96CDA1 rgb(150, 205, 161)

Shades of green

The hex color #96CDA1 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 80.4% green and 63.1% blue (150, 205, 161).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 35% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Garden Goddess (#99CEA0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#96CDA1 color codes

HEX	`#96CDA1`
RGB	`rgb(150, 205, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 80.4%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 35%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 27%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 21%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.71, -26.62, 16.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.71, 31.2, 148.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.84, 52.718, 41.735)`
Decimal	`9883041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96CDA1, 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 #96CDA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96CDA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #96CDA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96cda1; }
.text { color: #96cda1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96cda1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 205 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96cda1, #96cdbd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #96CDA1?: #96CDA1 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96CDA1?: The RGB value is 150, 205, 161: 150 red, 205 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96CDA1?: The complementary color is #CD96C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96CDA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.