What color is #96C4BA?

#96C4BA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96C4BA?

The RGB value is 150, 196, 186: 150 red, 196 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96C4BA?

The complementary color is #C496A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96C4BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96C4BA color

#96C4BA rgb(150, 196, 186)

Shades of teal

The hex color #96C4BA is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 76.9% green and 72.9% blue (150, 196, 186).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 28% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#96C4BA color codes

HEX	`#96C4BA`
RGB	`rgb(150, 196, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 76.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 28%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 23%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 5%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.77, -17.21, 0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.77, 17.21, 179.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.178, 49.507, 53.831)`
Decimal	`9880762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96C4BA, 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 #96C4BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96C4BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	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 #96C4BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96c4ba; }
.text { color: #96c4ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96c4ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 196 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96c4ba, #96b7c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #96C4BA?: #96C4BA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96C4BA?: The RGB value is 150, 196, 186: 150 red, 196 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96C4BA?: The complementary color is #C496A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96C4BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.