Recognised as Colour
#96E9D3
- #96E9D3
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#96E9D3 is a cyan with RGB values 150, 233, 211 and HSL 164°, 65%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#96E9D3#96E9D3
HEX#96E9D3
RGBrgb(150, 233, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.9137, 0.8275
RGB percentages58.8%, 91.4%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(164.1, 65.4%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.1, 35.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK35.6%, 0%, 9.4%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,890,259
CSS custom property--colour: #96E9D3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.89:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#69162C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E996AC
Analogous#96E9AA, #96D5E9
Triadic#D396E9, #E9D396
Split complementary#E996D5, #E9AA96
Tetradic#AA96E9, #E996AC, #D6E996
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R150
G233
B211
Red150 (58.8%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue164.1°
Saturation (HSL)65.35%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 96 · G E9 · B D3
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