What color is #96D291?

#96D291 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96D291?

The RGB value is 150, 210, 145: 150 red, 210 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96D291?

The complementary color is #CD91D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96D291?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96D291 color

#96D291 rgb(150, 210, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #96D291 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 82.4% green and 56.9% blue (150, 210, 145).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 42% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Botanist (#9AD28C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.92:1).

#96D291 color codes

HEX	`#96D291`
RGB	`rgb(150, 210, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 82.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 42%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 31%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 31%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.82, -31.74, 26.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.82, 41.19, 140.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.734, 54.62, 35.179)`
Decimal	`9884305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96D291, 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 #96D291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96D291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.92:1	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 #96D291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96d291; }
.text { color: #96d291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96d291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 210 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96d291, #91d2ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #96D291?: #96D291 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96D291?: The RGB value is 150, 210, 145: 150 red, 210 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96D291?: The complementary color is #CD91D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96D291?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.