Recognised as Colour

#96CDB2

#96CDB2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#96CDB2 is a cyan with RGB values 150, 205, 178 and HSL 151°, 35%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#96CDB2

RGBrgb(150, 205, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.8039, 0.698

RGB percentages58.8%, 80.4%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(150.5, 35.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(150.5, 26.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK26.8%, 0%, 13.2%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,883,058

CSS custom property--colour: #96CDB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.67:1

Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#69324D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBC5B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1BEB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Tritanopia#8BCDC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 11.9 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.9 Powder blue · ΔE 20 Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.4 Cadetblue · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 11.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CD96B1

Analogous#96CD96, #96CDCD

Triadic#B296CD, #CDB296

Split complementary#CD96CD, #CD9696

Tetradic#9796CD, #CD96B1, #CDCD96

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFE

Lighter +20%#DBEEE5

Lighter +10%#B9DDCB

Darker −10%#73BD99

Darker −20%#52AB7F

Darker −30%#418966

Darker −40%#31664C

More saturated +25%#83E0B2

Less saturated −25%#A9BAB2

Channel breakdown

R150

G205

B178

Red150 (58.8%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue150.55°

Saturation (HSL)35.48%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 96 · G CD · B B2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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