What color is #96D993?

#96D993 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Leek. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96D993?

The RGB value is 150, 217, 147: 150 red, 217 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96D993?

The complementary color is #D693D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96D993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96D993 color

#96D993 rgb(150, 217, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #96D993 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 85.1% green and 57.6% blue (150, 217, 147).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 48% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Leek (#98D98E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

#96D993 color codes

HEX	`#96D993`
RGB	`rgb(150, 217, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 85.1%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 48%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 32%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 32%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.86, -34.68, 27.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.86, 44.54, 141.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.655, 58.214, 36.587)`
Decimal	`9886099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96D993, 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 #96D993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96D993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	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 #96D993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96d993; }
.text { color: #96d993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96d993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 217 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96d993, #93d9b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #96D993?: #96D993 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Leek. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96D993?: The RGB value is 150, 217, 147: 150 red, 217 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96D993?: The complementary color is #D693D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96D993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.