What color is #96ECE4?

#96ECE4 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96ECE4?

The RGB value is 150, 236, 228: 150 red, 236 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96ECE4?

The complementary color is #EC969E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96ECE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96ECE4 color

#96ECE4 rgb(150, 236, 228)

Shades of teal

The hex color #96ECE4 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 92.5% green and 89.4% blue (150, 236, 228).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 69% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pale King’s Blue (#ABF5ED), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.42:1).

#96ECE4 color codes

HEX	`#96ECE4`
RGB	`rgb(150, 236, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 92.5%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 69%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 36%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88, -27.7, -4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88, 28.04, 188.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.572, 72.073, 84.314)`
Decimal	`9891044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96ECE4, 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 #96ECE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96ECE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.42:1	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 #96ECE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96ece4; }
.text { color: #96ece4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96ece4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 236 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96ece4, #96c9ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #96ECE4?: #96ECE4 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96ECE4?: The RGB value is 150, 236, 228: 150 red, 236 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96ECE4?: The complementary color is #EC969E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96ECE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.