Recognised as Colour
#96E8D4
- #96E8D4
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#96E8D4 is a cyan with RGB values 150, 232, 212 and HSL 165°, 64%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#96E8D4#96E8D4
HEX#96E8D4
RGBrgb(150, 232, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.9098, 0.8314
RGB percentages58.8%, 91%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(165.4, 64.1%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.4, 35.3%, 91%)
CMYK35.3%, 0%, 8.6%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,890,004
CSS custom property--colour: #96E8D4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.79:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#69172B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E896AA
Analogous#96E8AB, #96D3E8
Triadic#D496E8, #E8D496
Split complementary#E896D3, #E8AB96
Tetradic#AB96E8, #E896AA, #D3E896
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R150
G232
B212
Red150 (58.8%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue165.37°
Saturation (HSL)64.06%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 96 · G E8 · B D4
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