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#96D4BA Color

#96D4BA is rgb(150, 212, 186) in RGB, hsl(155, 42%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 12%, 17%) 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 5.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#96D4BA
HEX#96D4BA
RGBrgb(150, 212, 186)
HSLhsl(155, 42%, 71%)
HSVhsv(155, 29%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 12%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(82.1% 0.073 166.7)
LABlab(80.16% -24.69 6.25)
LCHlch(80.16% 25.47 165.79)

What #96D4BA 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 #96D4BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 5.01Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 5.64Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 8.06Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 8.14Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.48Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.82

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

#96D4BA Channel Values

How #96D4BA 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 212 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 155° · S 42% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 155° · S 29% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.69:1 vs white · 12.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #96D4BA 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 text1.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #96D4BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #96D4BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #96D4BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#96D4BA
Complementary
#D496B0
Analogous
#96D49B
Analogous
#96CFD4
Triadic
#BA96D4
Triadic
#D4BA96
Split comp.
#D496CF
Split comp.
#D49B96

Tints & Shades of #96D4BA

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

#A4DAC4
#B3E0CD
#C1E6D7
#CCEADE
#DBF0E7
#E9F6F1

Shades

#72C5A3
#51B88D
#3E9873
#31775A
#22533F
#153326

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #96D4BA.

How #96D4BA 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#96D4BA
Protanopia#CBCBBA
Protanomaly#B8CFBA
Deuteranopia#C2C2BC
Deuteranomaly#B2CABB
Tritanopia#9BD1D1
Tritanomaly#99D2C8
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #96D4BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-96d4ba: #96D4BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #96D4BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-96d4ba': '#96D4BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.588, green: 0.831, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_96d4ba">#96D4BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#96D4BA"

More Green Colors

#96D4BA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#96D4BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #96D4BA?

#96D4BA is a light green — rgb(150, 212, 186) in RGB and hsl(155, 42%, 71%) 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 5.01.

What is the RGB value of #96D4BA?

#96D4BA is rgb(150, 212, 186) — red 150, green 212, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #96D4BA?

#96D4BA converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 12%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #96D4BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #96D4BA scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #96D4BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #96D4BA 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 13.94, which is visibly different.

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