What color is #96E0CC?

#96E0CC is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Beach Glass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96E0CC?

The RGB value is 150, 224, 204: 150 red, 224 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96E0CC?

The complementary color is #E096AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96E0CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96E0CC color

#96E0CC rgb(150, 224, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #96E0CC is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 87.8% green and 80% blue (150, 224, 204).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 54% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Beach Glass (#96DFCE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.83:1).

#96E0CC color codes

HEX	`#96E0CC`
RGB	`rgb(150, 224, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 87.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 54%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 33%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 9%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.04, -27.26, 2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.04, 27.37, 174.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.129, 64.152, 66.856)`
Decimal	`9887948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96E0CC, 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 #96E0CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96E0CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.83:1	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 #96E0CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96e0cc; }
.text { color: #96e0cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96e0cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 224 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96e0cc, #96cfe0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #96E0CC?: #96E0CC is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Beach Glass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96E0CC?: The RGB value is 150, 224, 204: 150 red, 224 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96E0CC?: The complementary color is #E096AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96E0CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.