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Recognised as Colour

#96CB96

  • #96CB96
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#96CB96 is a green with RGB values 150, 203, 150 and HSL 120°, 34%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#96CB96#96CB96
HEX#96CB96
RGBrgb(150, 203, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.7961, 0.5882
RGB percentages58.8%, 79.6%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(120, 33.8%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 26.1%, 79.6%)
CMYK26.1%, 0%, 26.1%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,882,518
CSS custom property--colour: #96CB96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.28:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#693469

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDC193no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5BC99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#91C8BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 6.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.9Aquamarine · ΔE 26Light green · ΔE 26.4Dark khaki · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 6.82, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB96CB
Analogous#B1CB96, #96CBB1
Triadic#9696CB, #CB9696
Split complementary#B196CB, #CB96B1
Tetradic#96B1CB, #CB96CB, #CBB196

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFEFC
Lighter +20%#DAEDDA
Lighter +10%#B8DCB8
Darker −10%#74BA74
Darker −20%#53A853
Darker −30%#428642
Darker −40%#316431
More saturated +25%#82DF82
Less saturated −25%#AAB7AA

Channel breakdown

R150
G203
B150
Red150 (58.8%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)33.76%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 96 · G CB · B 96

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