What color is #96D0B6?

#96D0B6 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Wintermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96D0B6?

The RGB value is 150, 208, 182: 150 red, 208 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96D0B6?

The complementary color is #D096B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96D0B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96D0B6 color

#96D0B6 rgb(150, 208, 182)

Shades of green

The hex color #96D0B6 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 81.6% green and 71.4% blue (150, 208, 182).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 38% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Wintermint (#94D2BF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#96D0B6 color codes

HEX	`#96D0B6`
RGB	`rgb(150, 208, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 81.6%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 38%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 12%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.02, -24.05, 6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.02, 25.03, 163.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.574, 54.971, 52.561)`
Decimal	`9883830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96D0B6, 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 #96D0B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96D0B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	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 #96D0B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96d0b6; }
.text { color: #96d0b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96d0b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 208 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96d0b6, #96cdd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #96D0B6?: #96D0B6 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Wintermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96D0B6?: The RGB value is 150, 208, 182: 150 red, 208 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96D0B6?: The complementary color is #D096B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96D0B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.