#96CDC2#96CDC2
#96CDC2 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.540; OKLCH L 80.7% C 0.059 H 181.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #96CDC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 205, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 35%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 27%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.8%, 0%, 5.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.48, -20.05, -0.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.48, 20.05, 180.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.71% -0.059 -0.001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.71% 0.059 181) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.1435, 54.0397, 59.1332) |
| Luminance | 0.5404 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.71
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 7.00
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 8.89
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.06
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 9.09
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 9.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#96CDC2 #CD96A1
analogous
#96CDA7 #96CDC2 #96BDCD
triadic
#96CDC2 #C296CD #CDC296
tetradic
#96CDC2 #A796CD #CD96A1 #BDCD96
square
#96CDC2 #A796CD #CD96A1 #BDCD96
split-complementary
#96CDC2 #CD96BD #CDA796
monochromatic
#4B9E8D #6DB9AA #96CDC2 #BFE1DA #E9F4F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#96CDC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.81
#96CDC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #96CDC2
11.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##96CDC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##96CDC2 | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.81 | 11.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8C7C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEBFC3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#86CFCA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #96cdc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 205, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.7% 0.059 181.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b6dcd4',
500: '#96cdc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #96cdc2; $custom-light: #b6dcd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#96cdc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 205,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168,
"s": 35.484,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80709,
"c": 0.05904,
"h": 181
},
"luminance": 0.54042
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#96CDC2
secondary
#A26571
accent
#374FAE
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FCFB
border
#D1D5D4
text
#111514
muted
#818483