What color is #96D2C5?

#96D2C5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Wintermint. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96D2C5?

The RGB value is 150, 210, 197: 150 red, 210 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96D2C5?

The complementary color is #D296A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96D2C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96D2C5 color

#96D2C5 rgb(150, 210, 197)

Shades of teal

The hex color #96D2C5 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 82.4% green and 77.3% blue (150, 210, 197).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 40% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Wintermint (#94D2BF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.32:1).

#96D2C5 color codes

HEX	`#96D2C5`
RGB	`rgb(150, 210, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 82.4%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 40%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 29%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 6%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.96, -21.9, 0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.96, 21.91, 179.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.699, 56.606, 61.331)`
Decimal	`9884357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96D2C5, 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 #96D2C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96D2C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.32:1	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 #96D2C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96d2c5; }
.text { color: #96d2c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96d2c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 210 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96d2c5, #96c1d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #96D2C5?: #96D2C5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Wintermint. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96D2C5?: The RGB value is 150, 210, 197: 150 red, 210 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96D2C5?: The complementary color is #D296A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96D2C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.