#96C8AB#96C8AB
#96C8AB is a light, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.507; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.067 H 159.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #96C8AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 200, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(145, 31%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(145, 25%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25%, 0%, 14.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.52, -22.28, 9.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.52, 24.12, 157.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.95% -0.0622 0.0239) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.95% 0.067 159) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5804, 50.7313, 46.1742) |
| Luminance | 0.5073 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 4.36
Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F
ΔE00 5.98
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.24
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 7.28
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 7.59
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 8.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#96C8AB #C896B3
analogous
#9AC896 #96C8AB #96C8C4
triadic
#96C8AB #AB96C8 #C8AB96
tetradic
#96C8AB #969AC8 #C896B3 #C8C496
square
#96C8AB #969AC8 #C896B3 #C8C496
split-complementary
#96C8AB #C496C8 #C8969A
monochromatic
#4E956C #6EB38B #96C8AB #BEDDCB #E6F2EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.88
#96C8AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.15
#96C8AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #96C8AB
11.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##96C8AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##96C8AB | 1.00 | 1.88 | 11.15 | 11.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7C0AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEBAAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8DC7C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #96c8ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 200, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.067 159.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b6d9c4',
500: '#96c8ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #96c8ab; $custom-light: #b6d9c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#96c8ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 200,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 145.2,
"s": 31.25,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78946,
"c": 0.06669,
"h": 159
},
"luminance": 0.50733
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#96C8AB
secondary
#9D6686
accent
#3C7CAA
background
#FDFEFD
surface
#F8FBF9
border
#D1D4D2
text
#111412
muted
#818382