Recognised as Colour

#96EDC5

#96EDC5
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aquamarine

#96EDC5 is a cyan with RGB values 150, 237, 197 and HSL 152°, 71%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

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HEX#96EDC5

RGBrgb(150, 237, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.9294, 0.7725

RGB percentages58.8%, 92.9%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(152.4, 70.7%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(152.4, 36.7%, 92.9%)

CMYK36.7%, 0%, 16.9%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,891,269

CSS custom property--colour: #96EDC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.22:1

Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8

Inverted#69123A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAE1C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCD7C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Tritanopia#81EDE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 11.7 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.7 Turquoise · ΔE 18.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.4 Pale turquoise · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ED96BE

Analogous#96ED99, #96EAED

Triadic#C596ED, #EDC596

Split complementary#ED96EA, #ED9996

Tetradic#9996ED, #ED96BE, #EAED96

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDFCF5

Lighter +10%#C2F4DD

Darker −10%#6AE6AD

Darker −20%#3FDE95

Darker −30%#22C87C

Darker −40%#1B9C61

More saturated +25%#87FCC6

Less saturated −25%#A5DEC4

Channel breakdown

R150

G237

B197

Red150 (58.8%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue152.41°

Saturation (HSL)70.73%

Lightness75.88%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 96 · G ED · B C5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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