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#96CDCA closest to Continental Waters

#96CDCA is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Continental Waters. In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 80.4% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(150, 205, 202)). Its HSL value is 177° hue, 35% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. #96CDCA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.88:1.

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Variations of #96CDCA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#96CDCA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#96CDCA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #96CDCA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BCBFCB
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7C7CA
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBC8CA
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BCBFCB
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B2C4CB
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #84D0CC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8FCECB
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C3C3C3
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B9C5C5

#96CDCA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.77:1 Very poor#96CDCA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.88:1 Very good#96CDCA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#96CDCA in CSS

/* Continental Waters */
.color { color: #96CDCA; }
.background { background-color: #96CDCA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #96CDCA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(150 205 202);
color: hsl(177 35% 70%);
color: oklch(0.810 0.057 191.9);

#96CDCA FAQ

What color is #96CDCA?

#96CDCA is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Continental Waters. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #96CDCA?

#96CDCA is rgb(150, 205, 202) in RGB, hsl(177, 35%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 0%, 1%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #96CDCA?

The complementary color of #96CDCA is #CD9699, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #96CDCA?

Black text has the best contrast on #96CDCA: 11.88:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #96CDCA a warm or cool color?

#96CDCA is a cool color.