What color is #96F6DD?

#96F6DD is a light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Pearl. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96F6DD?

The RGB value is 150, 246, 221: 150 red, 246 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96F6DD?

The complementary color is #F696AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96F6DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96F6DD color

#96F6DD rgb(150, 246, 221)

Shades of green

The hex color #96F6DD is a light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 96.5% green and 86.7% blue (150, 246, 221).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 84% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Pearl (#89F5E3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.52:1).

#96F6DD color codes

HEX	`#96F6DD`
RGB	`rgb(150, 246, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 96.5%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 84%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 39%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 10%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.6, -33.99, 3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.6, 34.13, 174.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.58, 77.612, 80.286)`
Decimal	`9893597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96F6DD, 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 #96F6DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96F6DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.52:1	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 #96F6DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96f6dd; }
.text { color: #96f6dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96f6dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 246 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96f6dd, #96dff6); }

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Questions

What color is #96F6DD?: #96F6DD is a light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Pearl. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96F6DD?: The RGB value is 150, 246, 221: 150 red, 246 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96F6DD?: The complementary color is #F696AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96F6DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.