What color is #96E8E1?

#96E8E1 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Sea Glass Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96E8E1?

The RGB value is 150, 232, 225: 150 red, 232 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96E8E1?

The complementary color is #E8969D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96E8E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96E8E1 color

#96E8E1 rgb(150, 232, 225)

Shades of teal

The hex color #96E8E1 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 91% green and 88.2% blue (150, 232, 225).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 64% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sea Glass Teal (#A0E5D9), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

#96E8E1 color codes

HEX	`#96E8E1`
RGB	`rgb(150, 232, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 91%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 64%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 35%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 3%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.82, -26.46, -4.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.82, 26.84, 189.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.02, 69.63, 81.76)`
Decimal	`9890017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96E8E1, 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 #96E8E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96E8E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	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 #96E8E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96e8e1; }
.text { color: #96e8e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96e8e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 232 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96e8e1, #96c6e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #96E8E1?: #96E8E1 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Sea Glass Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96E8E1?: The RGB value is 150, 232, 225: 150 red, 232 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96E8E1?: The complementary color is #E8969D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96E8E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.