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Recognised as Colour

#96DCC2

  • #96DCC2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#96DCC2 is a cyan with RGB values 150, 220, 194 and HSL 158°, 50%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#96DCC2#96DCC2
HEX#96DCC2
RGBrgb(150, 220, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.8627, 0.7608
RGB percentages58.8%, 86.3%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(157.7, 50%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.7, 31.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK31.8%, 0%, 11.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,886,914
CSS custom property--colour: #96DCC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.31:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#69233D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8D3C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCCAC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#84DDD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.2Turquoise · ΔE 19.4Powder blue · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 13.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC96B0
Analogous#96DC9F, #96D3DC
Triadic#C296DC, #DCC296
Split complementary#DC96D3, #DC9F96
Tetradic#9F96DC, #DC96B0, #D3DC96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3F6EE
Lighter +10%#BCE9D8
Darker −10%#70CFAC
Darker −20%#4AC396
Darker −30%#36A37A
Darker −40%#297D5E
More saturated +25%#85EEC6
Less saturated −25%#A8CBBE

Channel breakdown

R150
G220
B194
Red150 (58.8%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue157.71°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 96 · G DC · B C2

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