Recognised as Colour
#96FFFA
- #96FFFA
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#96FFFA is a cyan with RGB values 150, 255, 250 and HSL 177°, 100%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#96FFFA#96FFFA
HEX#96FFFA
RGBrgb(150, 255, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 1, 0.9804
RGB percentages58.8%, 100%, 98%
HSLhsl(177.1, 100%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.1, 41.2%, 100%)
CMYK41.2%, 0%, 2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,895,930
CSS custom property--colour: #96FFFA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.84906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.98:1
Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#690005
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FF969B
Analogous#96FFC6, #96D0FF
Triadic#FA96FF, #FFFA96
Split complementary#FF96D0, #FFC696
Tetradic#C596FF, #FF969B, #CFFF96
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R150
G255
B250
Red150 (58.8%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue177.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 96 · G FF · B FA
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