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Recognised as Colour

#96C6AB

  • #96C6AB
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#96C6AB is a green with RGB values 150, 198, 171 and HSL 146°, 30%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#96C6AB#96C6AB
HEX#96C6AB
RGBrgb(150, 198, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.7765, 0.6706
RGB percentages58.8%, 77.6%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(146.2, 29.6%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(146.2, 24.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK24.2%, 0%, 13.6%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,881,259
CSS custom property--colour: #96C6AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.96:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#693954

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5BFAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCB9ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8DC6BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 10.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.5Powder blue · ΔE 20.6Cadetblue · ΔE 21.8Silver · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 10.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C696B1
Analogous#99C696, #96C6C3
Triadic#AB96C6, #C6AB96
Split complementary#C396C6, #C69699
Tetradic#9699C6, #C696B1, #C6C396

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FCFA
Lighter +20%#D8EAE0
Lighter +10%#B7D8C5
Darker −10%#75B491
Darker −20%#579F76
Darker −30%#457E5E
Darker −40%#335D45
More saturated +25%#82DAA8
Less saturated −25%#AAB2AE

Channel breakdown

R150
G198
B171
Red150 (58.8%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue146.25°
Saturation (HSL)29.63%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 96 · G C6 · B AB

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