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#96CC96

#96cc96 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#96cc96 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 80% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.47% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 34.62% saturation and 69.41% 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 11.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 4.36.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5187

Complementary

  1. #96cc96
  2. #cc96cc

Split complementary

  1. #96cc96
  2. #b196cc
  3. #cc96b1

Analogous

  1. #b1cc96
  2. #96cc96
  3. #96ccb1

Triadic

  1. #96cc96
  2. #9696cc
  3. #cc9696

Tetradic

  1. #96cc96
  2. #96cccc
  3. #cc96cc
  4. #cc9696

Square

  1. #96cc96
  2. #96b1cc
  3. #cc96cc
  4. #ccb196

Monochromatic

  1. #428742
  2. #62b362
  3. #96cc96
  4. #c9e5c9
  5. #f1f8f1

Shades

#96cc96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #96cc96
  2. #87b887
  3. #78a378
  4. #698f69
  5. #5a7a5a
  6. #4b664b
  7. #3c523c
  8. #2d3d2d
  9. #1e291e
  10. #0f140f
  11. #000000

Tints

#96cc96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #96cc96
  2. #a1d1a1
  3. #abd6ab
  4. #b6dbb6
  5. #c0e0c0
  6. #cbe6cb
  7. #d5ebd5
  8. #e0f0e0
  9. #eaf5ea
  10. #f5faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#96cc96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #96cc96
  2. #94c494
  3. #92bd92
  4. #8fb58f
  5. #8dae8d
  6. #8ba68b
  7. #899e89
  8. #879787
  9. #848f84
  10. #828882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0c4b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cec293 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6bd99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91c9bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bac694 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5c398 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93caaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-96cc96 {
  color: #96cc96;
}
Background
.bg-96cc96 {
  background-color: #96cc96;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-96cc96 {
  border: 2px solid #96cc96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #96cc96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 204 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 35% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-96cc96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #96cc96, #96ccb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-96cc96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 204 150 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 4.36 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 5.37 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.07 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.73 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.91 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.03 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.57 #693369 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#96cc96  rgb(150, 204, 150)  hsl(120, 35%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green
#cc96cc  rgb(204, 150, 204)  hsl(300, 35%, 69%)  Plum
#9696cc  rgb(150, 150, 204)  hsl(240, 35%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#cc9696  rgb(204, 150, 150)  hsl(0, 35%, 69%)  Rosy Brown