Palettes / Colors / #96FDCA

#96FDCA — Light Vivid Green

#96FDCA is a green color we call Light Vivid 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 #96FDCA 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.

#96FDCA is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FD96C9; it also sits naturally between #96FD96 and #96FDFD. 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 99% · Blue 79%

Cyan 41% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #96FDCA

.text { color: #96FDCA; }
.background { background-color: #96FDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #96FDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(150, 253, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(150, 96%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #96FDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(150, 253, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #96FDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(150, 253, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FD96C9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #96FDCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #96FDCA

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 #96FDCA 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 #96FDCA 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

← #96FDC9  ·  #96FDCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #96FDCA?

#96FDCA is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 150, 253, 202). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #96FDCA?

#96FDCA is RGB 150, 253, 202 — HSL 150°, 96%, 79% — CMYK 41%, 0%, 20%, 1%.

What colors go with #96FDCA?

Its complement is #FD96C9; analogous partners are #96FD96 and #96FDFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #96FDCA for text?

Black text on #96FDCA has a contrast ratio of 17.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.