What color is #96E39B?

#96E39B is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grape Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96E39B?

The RGB value is 150, 227, 155: 150 red, 227 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96E39B?

The complementary color is #E396DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96E39B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96E39B color

#96E39B rgb(150, 227, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #96E39B is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 89% green and 60.8% blue (150, 227, 155).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 58% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Grape Green (#A8E4A0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#96E39B color codes

HEX	`#96E39B`
RGB	`rgb(150, 227, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 89%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 58%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 34%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 32%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.85, -37.95, 27.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.85, 47.08, 143.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.961, 63.786, 40.894)`
Decimal	`9888667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96E39B, 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 #96E39B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96E39B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	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 #96E39B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96e39b; }
.text { color: #96e39b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96e39b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 227 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96e39b, #96e3c2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #96E39B?: #96E39B is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grape Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96E39B?: The RGB value is 150, 227, 155: 150 red, 227 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96E39B?: The complementary color is #E396DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96E39B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.