Information about #96C4BF color

#96C4BF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #96C4BF is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(150, 196, 191) — 58.8% red, 76.9% green, 74.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 0 / 2 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced water-like cyan, #96C4BF floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cyan Opaque (#92C7C7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Shadow Green (#9AC0B6) and Chi (#9FBFC2).

The recipe behind #96C4BF is rgb(150, 196, 191), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #96C4BF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. #96C4BF has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#96C4BF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#96C4BF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #96C4BF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Bermuda color link
Bermuda

#86D2C1

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#96C4BF
  • RGB150, 196, 191
  • CMYK18, 0, 2, 23
  • CSSrgb(150, 196, 191)
  • HSL173°, 28%, 68%
  • HSL Precise173.478°, 28.049%, 67.843%
  • HSV173°, 23%, 77%
  • HSB173°, 23%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • GLSLvec3(0.588, 0.769, 0.749)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.588, 0.769, 0.749, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.588, 0.769, 0.749)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID96C4BF
  • DECIMAL ID9880767
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01