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#96efca color: Nightly Aurora

#96efca is rgb(150, 239, 202) in RGB and oklch(88.571% 0.10077 165.902) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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155°
100%

88.6%
0.101
166°
  • Emerald
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Aquamarine
  • emerald-200
  • Black 6%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.36:1Hard to read
Lc -20
Black text
15.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 86

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About #96efca

#96efca is a pastel very light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 88.6% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 166°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.36:1 contrast and black text 15.5:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Nightly Aurora (#9beec1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-200.

More very light emerald colors

Lighter: #96efca mixed with white

  1. 96efca
  2. a2f1cf
  3. adf3d5
  4. b8f4da
  5. c3f6df
  6. cdf8e4
  7. d8f9ea
  8. e2fbef
  9. ecfcf4
  10. f5fefa

Darker: #96efca mixed with black

  1. 96efca
  2. 82d0af
  3. 6eb195
  4. 5b947c
  5. 497864
  6. 375c4d
  7. 264237
  8. 162a22
  9. 08140f
  10. 010302

Calmer: #96efca with less saturation

  1. 96efca
  2. 9eedcc
  3. a6ebcd
  4. ade9cf
  5. b4e7d0
  6. bbe5d2
  7. c1e2d3
  8. c8e0d5
  9. ceded6
  10. d3dbd8

Questions about #96efca

What color is #96efca?

#96efca is pastel very light emerald. The closest named color is Nightly Aurora. In RGB it is rgb(150, 239, 202), in HSL hsl(155.06, 73.55%, 76.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(88.571% 0.10077 165.902).

What colors go well with #96efca?

The complementary color of #96efca is #ffbfe8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bce9a6 and #81eeef. The triadic partners are #d4d2ff and #ffc7a8.

Is white or black text more readable on #96efca?

Black text reads better on #96efca: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and black gives 15.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #96efca a warm or cool color?

#96efca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 166 degrees, its lightness 88.6% and its chroma 0.101.