What color is #96CEA8?

#96CEA8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96CEA8?

The RGB value is 150, 206, 168: 150 red, 206 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96CEA8?

The complementary color is #CE96BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96CEA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96CEA8 color

#96CEA8 rgb(150, 206, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #96CEA8 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 80.8% green and 65.9% blue (150, 206, 168).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 36% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#96CEA8 color codes

HEX	`#96CEA8`
RGB	`rgb(150, 206, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 80.8%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 36%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 27%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 18%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.14, -25.81, 13.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.14, 28.97, 152.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.715, 53.452, 45.158)`
Decimal	`9883304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96CEA8, 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 #96CEA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96CEA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	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 #96CEA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96cea8; }
.text { color: #96cea8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96cea8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 206 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96cea8, #96cec4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #96CEA8?: #96CEA8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96CEA8?: The RGB value is 150, 206, 168: 150 red, 206 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96CEA8?: The complementary color is #CE96BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96CEA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.