What color is #96D0CA?

#96D0CA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96D0CA?

The RGB value is 150, 208, 202: 150 red, 208 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96D0CA?

The complementary color is #D0969C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96D0CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96D0CA color

#96D0CA rgb(150, 208, 202)

Shades of teal

The hex color #96D0CA is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 81.6% green and 79.2% blue (150, 208, 202).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 38% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

#96D0CA color codes

HEX	`#96D0CA`
RGB	`rgb(150, 208, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 81.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 38%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 3%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.53, -19.81, -3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.53, 20.04, 188.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.791, 55.858, 64.235)`
Decimal	`9883850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96D0CA, 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 #96D0CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96D0CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	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 #96D0CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96d0ca; }
.text { color: #96d0ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96d0ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 208 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96d0ca, #96b9d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #96D0CA?: #96D0CA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96D0CA?: The RGB value is 150, 208, 202: 150 red, 208 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96D0CA?: The complementary color is #D0969C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96D0CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.