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#96EEBD Color

#96EEBD is rgb(150, 238, 189) in RGB, hsl(147, 72%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 0%, 21%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Seafoam (#93E9BE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#96EEBD
HEX#96EEBD
RGBrgb(150, 238, 189)
HSLhsl(147, 72%, 76%)
HSVhsv(147, 37%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 0%, 21%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88% 0.11 158.7)
LABlab(87.56% -35.52 15.08)
LCHlch(87.56% 38.59 157.00)

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

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

#96EEBD Channel Values

How #96EEBD 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 238 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 72% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 37% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #96EEBD 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #96EEBD

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

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Tints & Shades of #96EEBD

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.

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How #96EEBD 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#96EEBD
Protanopia#E2E2BD
Protanomaly#C8E7BD
Deuteranopia#D6D6C0
Deuteranomaly#C0E0BF
Tritanopia#9FE9E9
Tritanomaly#9CEBD9
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #96EEBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-96eebd: #96EEBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #96EEBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-96eebd': '#96EEBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.588, green: 0.933, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_96eebd">#96EEBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#96EEBD"

More Green Colors

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

#96EEBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #96EEBD?

#96EEBD is a light green — rgb(150, 238, 189) in RGB and hsl(147, 72%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Seafoam (#93E9BE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.39.

What is the RGB value of #96EEBD?

#96EEBD is rgb(150, 238, 189) — red 150, green 238, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #96EEBD?

#96EEBD converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 0%, 21%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #96EEBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #96EEBD scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #96EEBD 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 11.86, which is visibly different.

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