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Closest to Dark Sea Green

#96AE8D

Color conversions

Reference values for common CSS, design, and accessibility formats.

FormatValueCopy
HEX96AE8D
HEX with ##96AE8D
RGBrgb(150, 174, 141)
RGBArgba(150, 174, 141, 1)
HSLhsl(103.64 16.92% 61.76%)
HSLAhsla(103.64, 16.92%, 61.76%, 1)
HSVhsv(103.64, 18.97%, 68.24%)
CMYKcmyk(13.79%, 0%, 18.97%, 31.76%)
OKLCHoklch(72.33% 0.0538 137.19)

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White text

2.4:1

Decorative only

Black text

8.74:1

AAA normal

Reference notes

#96AE8D is a bright, muted green color closest to Dark Sea Green. The color has RGB channels of 150, 174, and 141; in HSL terms, it is centered near 104 degrees with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. In a design system, this balanced reading is a useful shortcut for deciding whether the color should act as a primary accent, a supporting surface, or a quiet divider. The safest usage pattern is to test it against both light and dark surfaces, then reserve the weaker text pairing for decoration rather than essential labels. If the color feels too forceful at full strength, the lighter, darker, and desaturated variants usually provide a calmer path for production UI. For editorial or product interfaces, reserve the most saturated use for accents and repeat softer variants in borders, labels, or background fills. This makes it useful for backgrounds, supporting UI surfaces, editorial layouts, and restrained visual systems. In CSS systems, define it as a custom property first so variations, shadows, and gradients can stay consistent.