What color is #96D3A9?

#96D3A9 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 #96D3A9?

The RGB value is 150, 211, 169: 150 red, 211 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96D3A9?

The complementary color is #D396C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96D3A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96D3A9 color

#96D3A9 rgb(150, 211, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #96D3A9 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 82.7% green and 66.3% blue (150, 211, 169).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 41% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#96D3A9 color codes

HEX	`#96D3A9`
RGB	`rgb(150, 211, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 82.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 41%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 29%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 20%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.58, -28.04, 14.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.58, 31.64, 152.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.031, 55.935, 46.058)`
Decimal	`9884585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96D3A9, 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 #96D3A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96D3A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	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 #96D3A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96d3a9; }
.text { color: #96d3a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96d3a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 211 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96d3a9, #96d3c8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #96D3A9?: #96D3A9 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 #96D3A9?: The RGB value is 150, 211, 169: 150 red, 211 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96D3A9?: The complementary color is #D396C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96D3A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.