What color is #96DFCE?

#96DFCE is a light, moderate spring green known as Beach Glass. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Beach Glass?

The RGB value is 150, 223, 206: 150 red, 223 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Beach Glass?

The complementary color is #DF96A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96DFCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Beach Glass color: hex code #96DFCE

#96DFCE rgb(150, 223, 206)

Shades of teal

Beach Glass has the hex code #96DFCE. It is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 87.5% green and 80.8% blue (150, 223, 206).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 53% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.74:1).

Beach Glass (#96DFCE) color codes

HEX	`#96DFCE`
RGB	`rgb(150, 223, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 87.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 53%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 33%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 8%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.82, -26.34, 1.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.82, 26.36, 177.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.102, 63.713, 68.038)`
Decimal	`9887694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Beach Glass, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #96DFCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96DFCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #96DFCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96dfce; }
.text { color: #96dfce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96dfce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 223 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96dfce, #96cbdf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

See #96DFCE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #96DFCE?: #96DFCE is a light, moderate spring green known as Beach Glass. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Beach Glass?: The RGB value is 150, 223, 206: 150 red, 223 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Beach Glass?: The complementary color is #DF96A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96DFCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.