Palettes / Colors / #96DECA

#96DECA — Light Muted Teal

#96DECA is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #96DECA 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.

#96DECA 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 #DE96AB; it also sits naturally between #96DEA6 and #96CEDE. 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 87% · Blue 79%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #96DECA

.text { color: #96DECA; }
.background { background-color: #96DECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #96DECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(150, 222, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 52%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #96DECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(150, 222, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #96DECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(150, 222, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DE96AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #96DECA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #96DECA

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 #96DECA 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 #96DECA 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

← #96DEC9  ·  #96DECB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #96DECA?

#96DECA is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 150, 222, 202). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #96DECA?

#96DECA is RGB 150, 222, 202 — HSL 163°, 52%, 73% — CMYK 32%, 0%, 9%, 13%.

What colors go with #96DECA?

Its complement is #DE96AB; analogous partners are #96DEA6 and #96CEDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #96DECA for text?

Black text on #96DECA has a contrast ratio of 13.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.