#96D8A9#96D8A9
#96D8A9 is a very light, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.585; OKLCH L 82.5% C 0.094 H 153.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #96D8A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 216, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(137, 46%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(137, 31%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.6%, 0%, 21.8%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.99, -30.43, 16.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.99, 34.68, 151.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.53% -0.0838 0.0427) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.53% 0.094 153) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2926, 58.4583, 46.4782) |
| Luminance | 0.5846 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Hospital Green
#9BE5AA
ΔE00 3.73
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 4.49
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 5.37
Mint
#AAF0C1
ΔE00 5.46
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 7.18
Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F
ΔE00 7.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#96D8A9 #D896C5
analogous
#A4D896 #96D8A9 #96D8CA
triadic
#96D8A9 #A996D8 #D8A996
tetradic
#96D8A9 #96A4D8 #D896C5 #D8CA96
square
#96D8A9 #96A4D8 #D896C5 #D8CA96
split-complementary
#96D8A9 #CA96D8 #D896A4
monochromatic
#42B262 #69C784 #96D8A9 #C3E9CE #E9F7ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#96D8A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.69
#96D8A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #96D8A9
12.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##96D8A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##96D8A9 | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.69 | 12.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8CEA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDC6AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8BD6CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #96d8a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 216, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.5% 0.094 153.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b6e4c2',
500: '#96d8a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #96d8a9; $custom-light: #b6e4c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#96d8a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 216,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 137.273,
"s": 45.833,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82527,
"c": 0.09403,
"h": 153
},
"luminance": 0.5846
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#96D8A9
secondary
#AF6399
accent
#2C91B9
background
#FDFEFD
surface
#F8FCF9
border
#D1D5D2
text
#111512
muted
#818482