Recognised as Colour
#96EFDE
- #96EFDE
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#96EFDE is a cyan with RGB values 150, 239, 222 and HSL 169°, 74%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#96EFDE#96EFDE
HEX#96EFDE
RGBrgb(150, 239, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.9373, 0.8706
RGB percentages58.8%, 93.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(168.5, 73.6%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.5, 37.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK37.2%, 0%, 7.1%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,891,806
CSS custom property--colour: #96EFDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.7:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#691021
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EF96A7
Analogous#96EFB2, #96D4EF
Triadic#DE96EF, #EFDE96
Split complementary#EF96D4, #EFB296
Tetradic#B196EF, #EF96A7, #D3EF96
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R150
G239
B222
Red150 (58.8%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue168.54°
Saturation (HSL)73.55%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 96 · G EF · B DE
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