Recognised as Colour

#96D688

#96D688
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#96D688 is a green with RGB values 150, 214, 136 and HSL 109°, 49%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

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HEX#96D688

RGBrgb(150, 214, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.8392, 0.5333

RGB percentages58.8%, 83.9%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(109.2, 48.8%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(109.2, 36.4%, 83.9%)

CMYK29.9%, 0%, 36.4%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,885,320

CSS custom property--colour: #96D688;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.27:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#692977

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DACA83no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D1C48Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Tritanopia#92D1C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 14 Pale green · ΔE 18.3 Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.6 Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.2 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.5 Aquamarine · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C888D6

Analogous#BDD688, #88D6A1

Triadic#8896D6, #D68896

Split complementary#A188D6, #D688BD

Tetradic#88BDD6, #C888D6, #D6A188

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAFDFA

Lighter +20%#D9F0D4

Lighter +10%#B7E3AE

Darker −10%#75C962

Darker −20%#55B840

Darker −30%#449332

Darker −40%#326D25

More saturated +25%#89EA74

Less saturated −25%#A3C29C

Channel breakdown

R150

G214

B136

Red150 (58.8%)

Green214 (83.9%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue109.23°

Saturation (HSL)48.75%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 96 · G D6 · B 88

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