Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #96c97a, its pure hue is 98.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 42.2%, and its lightness is 63.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #96c97a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #13190f to #83b06b.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #96c97a. In RGB, it consists of 58.8% Red, 78.8% Green, and 47.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 25.4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 39.3% Yellow, and 21.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 98.7°, with saturation of 42.2% and lightness of 63.3%. The decimal value for #96c97a is 9881978, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99cc66. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #96c97a is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
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Tints of #96c97a
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #96c97a, its pure hue is 98.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 42.2%, and its lightness is 63.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #96c97a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #a3d08b to #f2f8ee.
Tones of #96c97a
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #96c97a, its pure hue is 98.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 42.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #96c97a, which range from #a2a2a2 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #86ff44 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #96c97a
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #96c97a! For #96c97a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #96c97a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #96c97a
This color, #96c97a, consists of 58.8% Red, 78.8% Green, and 47.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 150, Green = 201, Blue = 122. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #96c97a is 25.4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 39.3% Yellow, and 21.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 150 | 201 | 122 |
Octal | 226 | 311 | 172 |
Hexa | #96 | #c9 | #7a |
Binary | 10010110 | 11001001 | 01111010 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 25 | 0 | 39 | 21 |
Octal | 31 | 0 | 47 | 25 |
Hexa | #19 | #00 | #27 | #15 |
Binary | 00011001 | 00000000 | 00100111 | 00010101 |
Analogous Colors of #96c97a
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #96c97a — which has hue 98.7° — its analogous colors are located at 68.7° and 128.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #96c97a.
Triadic Colors of #96c97a
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #96c97a — which has hue 98.7° — its triadic colors are located at 98.7° and 338.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #96c97a.
Complementary Color of #96c97a
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #96c97a — which has hue 98.7° — its complementary color is located at 278.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #96c97a.
Split Complementary Colors of #96c97a
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #96c97a — which has hue 98.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 98.7° and 308.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #96c97a.
Tetradic Colors of #96c97a
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #96c97a — which has hue 98.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 8.7°, 98.7°, 188.7°, and 278.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #96c97a.
Monochromatic Colors of #96c97a
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #96c97a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #6c8b5b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #c8eeb3 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #96c97a
We want to make getting started with #96c97a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #96c97a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #96c97a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #96c97a with other HTML elements.
#96c97a Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #96c97a;">The color of this text is #96c97a.</span>
#96c97a Background Color
<div style="background-color: #96c97a; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #96c97a.</div>
#96c97a Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #96c97a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #96c97a.</span>
#96c97a Border Color
<div style="border: #96c97a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #96c97a.</div>
#96c97a Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #96c97a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #96c97a on a white background.</div></div>
#96c97a Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #96c97a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #96c97a on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #96c97a to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#96c97a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#96c97a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#96c97a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#96c97a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #96c97a to white.</div>
Gradient from #96c97a to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#96c97a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#96c97a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#96c97a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#96c97a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #96c97a to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #96c97a
In addition to using #96c97a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #96c97a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #96c97a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 150, Green = 201, Blue = 122). If you need details about the color coordinates of #96c97a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #96c97a |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(150, 201, 122) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #96c97a; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #96c97a; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #96c97a; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(150, 201, 122); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#96c97a") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:150, green:201, blue:122, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:150 green:201 blue:122 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(150f, 201f, 122f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(150, 201, 122); |
#96c97a Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #96c97a the same way. For those with color blindness, #96c97a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #96c97a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #96c97a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #96c97a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #96c97a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #96c97a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.