Palettes / Colors / #96CECA

#96CECA — Light Muted Teal

#96CECA is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #96CECA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#96CECA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CE979B; it also sits naturally between #97CEAF and #97B6CE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 59% · Green 81% · Blue 79%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #96CECA

.text { color: #96CECA; }
.background { background-color: #96CECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #96CECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(150, 206, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 36%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #96CECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(150, 206, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #96CECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(150, 206, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#96CECA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#96CECA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CE979B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #96CECA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #96CECA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #96CECA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #96CECA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #96CECA?

#96CECA is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 150, 206, 202). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #96CECA?

#96CECA is RGB 150, 206, 202 — HSL 176°, 36%, 70% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 2%, 19%.

What colors go with #96CECA?

Its complement is #CE979B; analogous partners are #97CEAF and #97B6CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #96CECA for text?

Black text on #96CECA has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.