Palettes / Colors / #96DFBD

#96DFBD — Light Muted Green

#96DFBD is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #96DFBD 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.

#96DFBD is a cool green color associated with growth, calm 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 #DF96B8; it also sits naturally between #96DF98 and #96DCDF. 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 74%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #96DFBD

.text { color: #96DFBD; }
.background { background-color: #96DFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #96DFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(150, 223, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(152, 53%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #96DFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(150, 223, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #96DFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(150, 223, 189, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DF96B8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #96DFBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #96DFBD

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 #96DFBD 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 #96DFBD 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 #96DFBD?

#96DFBD is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 150, 223, 189). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #96DFBD?

#96DFBD is RGB 150, 223, 189 — HSL 152°, 53%, 73% — CMYK 33%, 0%, 15%, 13%.

What colors go with #96DFBD?

Its complement is #DF96B8; analogous partners are #96DF98 and #96DCDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #96DFBD for text?

Black text on #96DFBD has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.