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#96B296

#96b296 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#96b296 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 69.8% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.73% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 15.38% saturation and 64.31% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 5.82.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4053

Complementary

  1. #96b296
  2. #b296b2

Split complementary

  1. #96b296
  2. #a496b2
  3. #b296a4

Analogous

  1. #a4b296
  2. #96b296
  3. #96b2a4

Triadic

  1. #96b296
  2. #9696b2
  3. #b29696

Tetradic

  1. #96b296
  2. #96b2b2
  3. #b296b2
  4. #b29696

Square

  1. #96b296
  2. #96a4b2
  3. #b296b2
  4. #b2a496

Monochromatic

  1. #4a654a
  2. #6a916a
  3. #96b296
  4. #c2d2c2
  5. #eef3ee

Shades

#96b296 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #96b296
  2. #87a087
  3. #788e78
  4. #697d69
  5. #5a6b5a
  6. #4b594b
  7. #3c473c
  8. #2d352d
  9. #1e241e
  10. #0f120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#96b296 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #96b296
  2. #a1baa1
  3. #abc1ab
  4. #b6c9b6
  5. #c0d1c0
  6. #cbd9cb
  7. #d5e0d5
  8. #e0e8e0
  9. #eaf0ea
  10. #f5f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#96b296 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #96b296
  2. #94ad94
  3. #92a892
  4. #8fa38f
  5. #8d9e8d
  6. #8b998b
  7. #899489
  8. #878f87
  9. #848a84
  10. #828582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3aea3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3ad94 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea997 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94b0aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8af95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5ad97 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #95b1a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-96b296 {
  color: #96b296;
}
Background
.bg-96b296 {
  background-color: #96b296;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-96b296 {
  border: 2px solid #96b296;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #96b296;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 178 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 15% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-96b296 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #96b296, #96b2a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-96b296 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 178 150 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 5.82 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.47 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.57 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.01 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.48 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 12.18 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 12.58 #694d69 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#96b296  rgb(150, 178, 150)  hsl(120, 15%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green
#b296b2  rgb(178, 150, 178)  hsl(300, 15%, 64%)  Pastel Purple
#9696b2  rgb(150, 150, 178)  hsl(240, 15%, 64%)  Cool Gray
#b29696  rgb(178, 150, 150)  hsl(0, 15%, 64%)  Rosy Brown