What color is #96E690?

#96E690 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Light Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96E690?

The RGB value is 150, 230, 144: 150 red, 230 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96E690?

The complementary color is #E090E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96E690?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96E690 color

#96E690 rgb(150, 230, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #96E690 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 90.2% green and 56.5% blue (150, 230, 144).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 63% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

#96E690 color codes

HEX	`#96E690`
RGB	`rgb(150, 230, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 90.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 63%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 37%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 37%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.53, -41.02, 34.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.53, 53.51, 140.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.907, 65.089, 36.525)`
Decimal	`9889424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96E690, 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 #96E690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96E690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	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 #96E690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96e690; }
.text { color: #96e690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96e690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 230 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96e690, #90e6b5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #96E690?: #96E690 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Light Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96E690?: The RGB value is 150, 230, 144: 150 red, 230 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96E690?: The complementary color is #E090E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96E690?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.