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#96CFCC Color

#96CFCC is rgb(150, 207, 204) in RGB, hsl(177, 37%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 1%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#96CFCC
HEX#96CFCC
RGBrgb(150, 207, 204)
HSLhsl(177, 37%, 70%)
HSVhsv(177, 28%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 1%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.059 192)
LABlab(79.14% -19.50 -4.75)
LCHlch(79.14% 20.08 193.70)

What #96CFCC 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 #96CFCC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 8.21Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 8.26Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 8.87Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 9.33Opal#A8C3BCΔE 10.61Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 10.95

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#96CFCC Channel Values

How #96CFCC 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 207 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 177° · S 37% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 177° · S 28% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #96CFCC 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #96CFCC

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

Base
#96CFCC
Complementary
#CF9699
Analogous
#96CFB0
Analogous
#96B5CF
Triadic
#CC96CF
Triadic
#CFCC96
Split comp.
#CF96B5
Split comp.
#CFB096

Tints & Shades of #96CFCC

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

#A4D5D3
#B2DCDA
#C0E2E0
#CEE9E7
#DCEFEE
#EAF5F5

Shades

#77C0BD
#54B0AC
#43938F
#33706D
#25504E
#152D2C

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

How #96CFCC 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#96CFCC
Protanopia#C7C7CC
Protanomaly#B5CACC
Deuteranopia#BFBFCD
Deuteranomaly#B0C5CD
Tritanopia#97CFCF
Tritanomaly#96CFCE
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

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Using #96CFCC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-96cfcc: #96CFCC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #96CFCC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-96cfcc': '#96CFCC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.588, green: 0.812, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_96cfcc">#96CFCC</color>
SVG fillfill="#96CFCC"

More Teal Colors

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

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#96CFCC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #96CFCC?

#96CFCC is a light teal — rgb(150, 207, 204) in RGB and hsl(177, 37%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.21.

What is the RGB value of #96CFCC?

#96CFCC is rgb(150, 207, 204) — red 150, green 207, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #96CFCC?

#96CFCC converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 1%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #96CFCC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #96CFCC scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #96CFCC 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 powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 8.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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