Palettes / Colors / #96FEFE

#96FEFE — Light Vivid Teal

#96FEFE is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #96FEFE 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.

#96FEFE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity 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 #FE9595; it also sits naturally between #95FEC9 and #95C9FE. 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 100% · Blue 100%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #96FEFE

.text { color: #96FEFE; }
.background { background-color: #96FEFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #96FEFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(150, 254, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 98%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #96FEFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(150, 254, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #96FEFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(150, 254, 254, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FE9595:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #96FEFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #96FEFE

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 #96FEFE 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 #96FEFE 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 #96FEFE?

#96FEFE is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 150, 254, 254). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #96FEFE?

#96FEFE is RGB 150, 254, 254 — HSL 180°, 98%, 79% — CMYK 41%, 0%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #96FEFE?

Its complement is #FE9595; analogous partners are #95FEC9 and #95C9FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #96FEFE for text?

Black text on #96FEFE has a contrast ratio of 17.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.