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#96CAAE Color

#96CAAE is rgb(150, 202, 174) in RGB, hsl(148, 33%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 14%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#96CAAE
HEX#96CAAE
RGBrgb(150, 202, 174)
HSLhsl(148, 33%, 69%)
HSVhsv(148, 26%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 14%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.067 160.8)
LABlab(77.10% -21.96 8.28)
LCHlch(77.10% 23.47 159.33)

What #96CAAE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #96CAAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 5.05Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 5.38Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 8.82Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.68Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.75Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.68

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#96CAAE Channel Values

How #96CAAE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 150 · G 202 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 33% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 26% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #96CAAE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #96CAAE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #96CAAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #96CAAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#96CAAE
Complementary
#CA96B2
Analogous
#98CA96
Analogous
#96CAC8
Triadic
#AE96CA
Triadic
#CAAE96
Split comp.
#C896CA
Split comp.
#CA9698

Tints & Shades of #96CAAE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A3D1B9
#B1D8C3
#BFDFCD
#D0E7DB
#DDEEE5
#EBF5EF

Shades

#77BB97
#55AA7D
#468B66
#376D50
#274E39
#162C20

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #96CAAE.

How #96CAAE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#96CAAE
Protanopia#C2C2AE
Protanomaly#B2C5AE
Deuteranopia#BBBBAF
Deuteranomaly#ADC1AF
Tritanopia#9BC7C7
Tritanomaly#99C8BD
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #96CAAE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-96caae: #96CAAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #96CAAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-96caae': '#96CAAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.588, green: 0.792, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_96caae">#96CAAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#96CAAE"

More Green Colors

#96CAAE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#96CAAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #96CAAE?

#96CAAE is a light green — rgb(150, 202, 174) in RGB and hsl(148, 33%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.05.

What is the RGB value of #96CAAE?

#96CAAE is rgb(150, 202, 174) — red 150, green 202, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #96CAAE?

#96CAAE converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 14%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #96CAAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #96CAAE scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #96CAAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #96CAAE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.75, which is visibly different.

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